MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 3, 2026
Portrait of Eduard Bazardo
Eduard Bazardo
SEA · P
Change to
Mike Paredes
MIN · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Mike Paredes.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts, ERA, and WHIP. Eduard Bazardo’s box score looks better right now, but the luck-stripped projection flips it.

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

Mike Paredes wins 3 categories (K, ERA, WHIP); Eduard Bazardo wins 1 (W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Eduard Bazardo
95.5
Mike Paredes
93.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Eduard Bazardo
10.3%
Mike Paredes
9.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Eduard Bazardo
24.6%
Mike Paredes
12.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Eduard Bazardo
28.3%
Mike Paredes
28.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Eduard Bazardo
37.0%
Mike Paredes
50.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Eduard Bazardo
8.7%
Mike Paredes
6.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Eduard Bazardo
.311
Mike Paredes
.349
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
Eduard Bazardo
24.65
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.13
3.93
Mike Paredes
24.65
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.45
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Eduard Bazardo
1.171.45
now 1.38
1.25
Mike Paredes
1.171.45
now 1.36
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Eduard Bazardo
4036.60
now 23
15
Mike Paredes
4036.60
now 3
27
Winshigher is better
Eduard Bazardo
.0004.20
now 3
13
Mike Paredes
.0004.20
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · steadyEduard Bazardo — hold.conf 0.60
Sell HighMike Paredes — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.76
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