MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 11, 2026
Hayden Wesneski
HOU · P
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Portrait of Michael Wacha
Michael Wacha
KC · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Michael Wacha.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts, ERA, and WHIP.

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

Michael Wacha wins 3 categories (K, ERA, WHIP); Hayden Wesneski wins 1 (W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Hayden Wesneski
93.6
Michael Wacha
93.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Hayden Wesneski
12.0%
Michael Wacha
10.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Hayden Wesneski
20.0%
Michael Wacha
20.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Hayden Wesneski
35.9%
Michael Wacha
29.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Hayden Wesneski
40.6%
Michael Wacha
35.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Hayden Wesneski
6.3%
Michael Wacha
6.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Hayden Wesneski
.297
Michael Wacha
.304
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
Hayden Wesneski
2.625.37
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.76
4.10
Michael Wacha
2.625.37
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.23
3.87
WHIPlower is better
Hayden Wesneski
.9301.78
now 1.59
1.30
Michael Wacha
.9301.78
now 1.12
1.20

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Hayden Wesneski
4089.40
now 4
8
Michael Wacha
4089.40
now 65
11
Winshigher is better
Hayden Wesneski
.0005.60
now 1
13
Michael Wacha
.0005.60
now 4
01

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeHayden Wesneski — hold.conf 0.50
Sell HighMichael Wacha — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.90
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