MLB Daily DeltaWeek 15 · July 4, 2026
Portrait of Jason Adam
Jason Adam
SD · P
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Portrait of Kirby Yates
Kirby Yates
LAA · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Kirby Yates.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts and saves. Jason Adam’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

Kirby Yates wins 2 categories (K, SV); Jason Adam wins 1 (W); 2 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Jason Adam
93.4
Kirby Yates
90.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jason Adam
15.3%
Kirby Yates
18.0%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jason Adam
16.4%
Kirby Yates
34.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jason Adam
35.6%
Kirby Yates
36.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jason Adam
36.3%
Kirby Yates
51.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jason Adam
6.9%
Kirby Yates
10.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jason Adam
.288
Kirby Yates
.278
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
Jason Adam
25.69
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.90
3.70
Kirby Yates
25.69
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.32
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Jason Adam
.9001.34
now 1.00
1.24
Kirby Yates
.9001.34
now 1.20
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jason Adam
4031
now 11
19
Kirby Yates
4031
now 10
25
Winshigher is better
Jason Adam
.0005.60
now 2
14
Kirby Yates
.0005.60
now 0
00
Saveshigher is better
Jason Adam
.0007
now 1
02
Kirby Yates
.0007
now 1
15
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighJason Adam — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.91
Hold · wait & seeKirby Yates — hold.conf 0.50
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