MLB Daily DeltaWeek 14 · June 28, 2026
Portrait of Justin Slaten
Justin Slaten
BOS · P
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Portrait of Keegan Akin
Keegan Akin
BAL · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Keegan Akin.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts. Justin Slaten’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 n/a

Keegan Akin wins 1 categories (K); Justin Slaten wins 0 (none); 3 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Justin Slaten
96.7
Keegan Akin
93.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Justin Slaten
13.1%
Keegan Akin
9.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Justin Slaten
26.3%
Keegan Akin
14.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Justin Slaten
26.6%
Keegan Akin
29.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Justin Slaten
43.1%
Keegan Akin
28.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Justin Slaten
7.8%
Keegan Akin
6.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Justin Slaten
.308
Keegan Akin
.311
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
Justin Slaten
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.60
3.70
Keegan Akin
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 9.88
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Justin Slaten
12.07
now 1.30
1.24
Keegan Akin
12.07
now 1.83
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Justin Slaten
4040
now 14
31
Keegan Akin
4040
now 12
32
Winshigher is better
Justin Slaten
.000.480
now 0
00
Keegan Akin
.000.480
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Buy LowJustin Slaten — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.90
Hold · wait & seeKeegan Akin — hold.conf 0.50
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