MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 10, 2026
Portrait of Gabe Speier
Gabe Speier
SEA · P
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Portrait of Kirby Yates
Kirby Yates
PIT · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 00, 4 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

Gabe Speier wins 0 (none); Kirby Yates wins 0 (none); 4 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Gabe Speier
95.4
Kirby Yates
90.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Gabe Speier
11.2%
Kirby Yates
15.1%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Gabe Speier
21.6%
Kirby Yates
27.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Gabe Speier
31.1%
Kirby Yates
35.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Gabe Speier
37.0%
Kirby Yates
46.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Gabe Speier
9.3%
Kirby Yates
5.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Gabe Speier
.304
Kirby Yates
.287
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
Gabe Speier
25.07
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.45
3.70
Kirby Yates
25.07
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.32
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Gabe Speier
1.131.37
now 1.30
1.24
Kirby Yates
1.131.37
now 1.20
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Gabe Speier
4021.60
now 16
5
Kirby Yates
4021.60
now 10
5
Winshigher is better
Gabe Speier
.0001.48
now 1
00
Kirby Yates
.0001.48
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighGabe Speier — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
Hold · wait & seeKirby Yates — hold.conf 0.50
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