MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 19, 2026
Portrait of Gordon Graceffo
Gordon Graceffo
STL · P
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Portrait of Kirby Yates
Kirby Yates
LAA · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Kirby Yates.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts, ERA, WHIP, and saves. Gordon Graceffo’s box score looks better right now, but it’s built on luck that won’t hold.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Kirby Yates wins 4 categories (K, ERA, WHIP, SV); Gordon Graceffo wins 1 (W).

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Gordon Graceffo
95.6
Kirby Yates
90.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Gordon Graceffo
7.0%
Kirby Yates
18.0%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Gordon Graceffo
13.2%
Kirby Yates
30.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Gordon Graceffo
24.5%
Kirby Yates
36.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Gordon Graceffo
47.4%
Kirby Yates
51.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Gordon Graceffo
11.9%
Kirby Yates
9.6%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Gordon Graceffo
.364
Kirby Yates
.289
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
Gordon Graceffo
25.33
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.80
3.88
Kirby Yates
25.33
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.32
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Gordon Graceffo
.9001.42
now 0.90
1.27
Kirby Yates
.9001.42
now 1.20
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Gordon Graceffo
4027.60
now 14
13
Kirby Yates
4027.60
now 10
22
Winshigher is better
Gordon Graceffo
.0007
now 4
25
Kirby Yates
.0007
now 0
00
Saveshigher is better
Gordon Graceffo
.0005.60
now 1
01
Kirby Yates
.0005.60
now 1
14
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighGordon Graceffo — 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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