MLB Daily DeltaWeek 14 · June 29, 2026
Portrait of Eduard Bazardo
Eduard Bazardo
SEA · P
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Portrait of Nick Mears
Nick Mears
KC · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Nick Mears.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — 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

Nick Mears wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Eduard Bazardo wins 1 (K); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Eduard Bazardo
95.1
Nick Mears
94.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Eduard Bazardo
9.7%
Nick Mears
8.2%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Eduard Bazardo
22.1%
Nick Mears
18.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Eduard Bazardo
29.2%
Nick Mears
29.2%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Eduard Bazardo
39.8%
Nick Mears
50.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Eduard Bazardo
7.8%
Nick Mears
12.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Eduard Bazardo
.313
Nick Mears
.382
stabilized — trust it · small sample yet · dashed = league avg · right = better
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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
26.32
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.13
3.72
Nick Mears
26.32
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.12
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Eduard Bazardo
1.141.60
now 1.38
1.25
Nick Mears
1.141.60
now 1.50
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Eduard Bazardo
4033.60
now 23
28
Nick Mears
4033.60
now 15
25
Winshigher is better
Eduard Bazardo
.8006.20
now 3
25
Nick Mears
.8006.20
now 2
24

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeEduard Bazardo — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeNick Mears — hold.conf 0.50
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