MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 27, 2026
Javier Assad
CHC · 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, ERA, WHIP, and saves.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Kirby Yates wins 4 categories (K, ERA, WHIP, SV); Javier Assad wins 1 (W).

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Javier Assad
93.2
Kirby Yates
90.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Javier Assad
6.0%
Kirby Yates
17.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Javier Assad
16.0%
Kirby Yates
28.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Javier Assad
22.8%
Kirby Yates
35.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Javier Assad
48.0%
Kirby Yates
48.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Javier Assad
7.9%
Kirby Yates
8.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Javier Assad
.331
Kirby Yates
.294
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
Javier Assad
2.836.75
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.88
4.32
Kirby Yates
2.836.75
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.32
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Javier Assad
1.131.35
now 1.27
1.28
Kirby Yates
1.131.35
now 1.20
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Javier Assad
4025.60
now 14
18
Kirby Yates
4025.60
now 10
20
Winshigher is better
Javier Assad
.0007
now 3
25
Kirby Yates
.0007
now 0
00
Saveshigher is better
Javier Assad
.0004.40
now 0
0
Kirby Yates
.0004.40
now 1
13
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighJavier Assad — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
Hold · wait & seeKirby Yates — hold.conf 0.50
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