MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 2, 2026
Julian Garcia
CIN · P
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Portrait of Kirby Yates
Kirby Yates
LAA · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 11, 3 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Julian Garcia wins 1 (K); Kirby Yates wins 1 (SV); 3 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Julian Garcia
92.4
Kirby Yates
90.9
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Julian Garcia
12.4%
Kirby Yates
18.0%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Julian Garcia
23.3%
Kirby Yates
31.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Julian Garcia
29.5%
Kirby Yates
37.2%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Julian Garcia
26.1%
Kirby Yates
49.2%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Julian Garcia
4.3%
Kirby Yates
7.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Julian Garcia
.257
Kirby Yates
.282
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
Julian Garcia
3.026.08
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.40
3.70
Kirby Yates
3.026.08
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.32
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Julian Garcia
1.131.31
now 1.20
1.24
Kirby Yates
1.131.31
now 1.20
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Julian Garcia
4040.80
now 3
30
Kirby Yates
4040.80
now 10
17
Winshigher is better
Julian Garcia
.000.480
now 0
00
Kirby Yates
.000.480
now 0
00
Saveshigher is better
Julian Garcia
.0004.40
now 0
0
Kirby Yates
.0004.40
now 1
13
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeJulian Garcia — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeKirby Yates — hold.conf 0.50
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