MLB Daily DeltaWeek 13 · June 19, 2026
Dylan Cease
TOR · P
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Portrait of Michael Soroka
Michael Soroka
AZ · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV n/a

Dylan Cease wins 2 (K, ERA); Michael Soroka wins 2 (WHIP, W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Dylan Cease
97.8
Michael Soroka
93.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Dylan Cease
17.4%
Michael Soroka
11.1%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Dylan Cease
36.3%
Michael Soroka
24.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Dylan Cease
32.6%
Michael Soroka
33.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Dylan Cease
37.1%
Michael Soroka
33.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Dylan Cease
5.0%
Michael Soroka
8.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Dylan Cease
.274
Michael Soroka
.306
stabilized — trust it · small sample yet · dashed = league avg · right = better
05

The tape

Rest-of-season projection · bold = leads
rest-of-season projection current season projection range
Rate · earned-run quality
ERAlower is better
Dylan Cease
2.554.16
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.91
3.01
Michael Soroka
2.554.16
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.25
3.80
WHIPlower is better
Dylan Cease
1.091.27
now 1.16
1.20
Michael Soroka
1.091.27
now 1.20
1.18

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Dylan Cease
40153.80
now 103
127
Michael Soroka
40153.80
now 60
83
Winshigher is better
Dylan Cease
.00018
now 3
36
Michael Soroka
.00018
now 7
714

SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyDylan Cease — buy.conf 0.92
BuyMichael Soroka — buy.conf 0.69
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