MLB Daily DeltaWeek 14 · June 28, 2026
Jake Bennett
BOS · P
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Portrait of Tatsuya Imai
Tatsuya Imai
HOU · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 11, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

Jake Bennett wins 1 (WHIP); Tatsuya Imai wins 1 (K); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Jake Bennett
93.0
Tatsuya Imai
94.9
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jake Bennett
13.9%
Tatsuya Imai
14.2%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jake Bennett
20.8%
Tatsuya Imai
28.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jake Bennett
40.3%
Tatsuya Imai
27.9%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jake Bennett
34.6%
Tatsuya Imai
45.2%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jake Bennett
6.4%
Tatsuya Imai
8.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jake Bennett
.249
Tatsuya Imai
.316
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
3.536.09
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.28
4.10
Tatsuya Imai
3.536.09
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.52
4.10
WHIPlower is better
Jake Bennett
1.221.58
now 1.50
1.30
Tatsuya Imai
1.221.58
now 1.36
1.37

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jake Bennett
4071
now 8
32
Tatsuya Imai
4071
now 28
53
Winshigher is better
Jake Bennett
.0008
now 1
35
Tatsuya Imai
.0008
now 2
36

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Buy LowJake Bennett — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.90
Hold · steadyTatsuya Imai — hold.conf 0.60
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