MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 5, 2026
Portrait of Jameson Taillon
Jameson Taillon
TOR · 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 22. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

Jameson Taillon wins 2 (K, WHIP); Tatsuya Imai wins 2 (ERA, W); SV n/a.

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Jameson Taillon
91.8
Tatsuya Imai
94.9
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jameson Taillon
11.9%
Tatsuya Imai
14.2%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jameson Taillon
20.9%
Tatsuya Imai
28.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jameson Taillon
30.7%
Tatsuya Imai
27.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jameson Taillon
38.9%
Tatsuya Imai
45.1%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jameson Taillon
15.7%
Tatsuya Imai
11.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jameson Taillon
.366
Tatsuya Imai
.335
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
Jameson Taillon
4.155.91
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.37
5.24
Tatsuya Imai
4.155.91
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.52
4.54
WHIPlower is better
Jameson Taillon
1.211.51
now 1.28
1.31
Tatsuya Imai
1.211.51
now 1.36
1.44

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jameson Taillon
4060.20
now 51
34
Tatsuya Imai
4060.20
now 28
29
Winshigher is better
Jameson Taillon
.2003.80
now 2
12
Tatsuya Imai
.2003.80
now 2
13

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

If you already own them — trade angle
SellJameson Taillon — sell.conf 0.90
SellTatsuya Imai — sell.conf 0.75
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