MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 10, 2026
Jake Bennett
BOS · P
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Portrait of Michael Wacha
Michael Wacha
KC · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Jake Bennett.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA and WHIP. Michael Wacha’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 n/a

Jake Bennett wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Michael Wacha 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
Jake Bennett
92.9
Michael Wacha
93.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jake Bennett
13.0%
Michael Wacha
10.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jake Bennett
20.5%
Michael Wacha
20.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jake Bennett
37.7%
Michael Wacha
29.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jake Bennett
36.9%
Michael Wacha
35.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jake Bennett
7.5%
Michael Wacha
6.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jake Bennett
.279
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
Jake Bennett
2.406.10
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.28
3.22
Michael Wacha
2.406.10
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.23
3.86
WHIPlower is better
Jake Bennett
.9701.65
now 1.50
1.18
Michael Wacha
.9701.65
now 1.12
1.20

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jake Bennett
4088.60
now 8
6
Michael Wacha
4088.60
now 65
12
Winshigher is better
Jake Bennett
.0005.60
now 1
01
Michael Wacha
.0005.60
now 4
01

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyJake Bennett — buy.conf 0.86
Sell HighMichael Wacha — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.89
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