MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 4, 2026
Portrait of Eduard Bazardo
Eduard Bazardo
SEA · P
Change to
Ryan Gusto
MIA · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Ryan Gusto.

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

Ryan Gusto 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
Ryan Gusto
94.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Eduard Bazardo
10.2%
Ryan Gusto
10.1%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Eduard Bazardo
24.2%
Ryan Gusto
19.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Eduard Bazardo
28.6%
Ryan Gusto
30.2%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Eduard Bazardo
38.0%
Ryan Gusto
45.2%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Eduard Bazardo
9.2%
Ryan Gusto
7.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Eduard Bazardo
.318
Ryan Gusto
.331
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
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.13
4.05
Ryan Gusto
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 9.00
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Eduard Bazardo
1.071.84
now 1.38
1.26
Ryan Gusto
1.071.84
now 1.67
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Eduard Bazardo
4030.60
now 23
14
Ryan Gusto
4030.60
now 4
22
Winshigher is better
Eduard Bazardo
.0004.20
now 3
13
Ryan Gusto
.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
Hold · wait & seeRyan Gusto — hold.conf 0.55
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