MLB Daily DeltaWeek 15 · July 6, 2026
Portrait of Jack Flaherty
Jack Flaherty
DET · P
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Yusei Kikuchi
LAA · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Yusei Kikuchi.

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

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

Yusei Kikuchi wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Jack Flaherty 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
Jack Flaherty
92.8
Yusei Kikuchi
95.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jack Flaherty
12.0%
Yusei Kikuchi
12.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jack Flaherty
26.5%
Yusei Kikuchi
23.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jack Flaherty
28.0%
Yusei Kikuchi
27.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jack Flaherty
47.2%
Yusei Kikuchi
42.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jack Flaherty
8.0%
Yusei Kikuchi
8.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jack Flaherty
.321
Yusei Kikuchi
.340
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
Jack Flaherty
3.536.46
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.81
4.23
Yusei Kikuchi
3.536.46
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.81
4.18
WHIPlower is better
Jack Flaherty
1.191.73
now 1.61
1.37
Yusei Kikuchi
1.191.73
now 1.58
1.31

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jack Flaherty
4097.40
now 64
79
Yusei Kikuchi
4097.40
now 33
62
Winshigher is better
Jack Flaherty
.000.480
now 0
00
Yusei Kikuchi
.000.480
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · leans sellJack Flaherty — hold.conf 0.60
Hold · wait & seeYusei Kikuchi — hold.conf 0.55
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