MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 4, 2026
Joe Mantiply
TOR · P
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Portrait of Lake Bachar
Lake Bachar
PIT · 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

Joe Mantiply wins 2 (WHIP, W); Lake Bachar wins 2 (K, ERA); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Joe Mantiply
88.8
Lake Bachar
94.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Joe Mantiply
8.3%
Lake Bachar
14.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Joe Mantiply
22.5%
Lake Bachar
25.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Joe Mantiply
35.9%
Lake Bachar
29.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Joe Mantiply
44.0%
Lake Bachar
36.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Joe Mantiply
10.0%
Lake Bachar
9.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Joe Mantiply
.332
Lake Bachar
.291
stabilized — trust it · small sample yet · dashed = league avg · right = better
05

The tape

Rest-of-season projection · bold = leads
rest-of-season projection current season projection range
Rate · earned-run quality
ERAlower is better
Joe Mantiply
24.46
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.04
3.70
Lake Bachar
24.46
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.77
3.51
WHIPlower is better
Joe Mantiply
.9101.36
now 1.13
1.24
Lake Bachar
.9101.36
now 1.01
1.26

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Joe Mantiply
4039.60
now 16
13
Lake Bachar
4039.60
now 32
21
Winshigher is better
Joe Mantiply
.0001.48
now 1
01
Lake Bachar
.0001.48
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeJoe Mantiply — hold.conf 0.50
BuyLake Bachar — buy.conf 0.78
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