MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 8, 2026
Portrait of Keaton Winn
Keaton Winn
SF · P
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Portrait of Kirby Yates
Kirby Yates
PIT · 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, WHIP, and saves. Keaton Winn’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 3 categories (K, WHIP, SV); Keaton Winn wins 1 (W); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Keaton Winn
96.1
Kirby Yates
90.9
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Keaton Winn
11.0%
Kirby Yates
17.2%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Keaton Winn
19.6%
Kirby Yates
30.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Keaton Winn
27.5%
Kirby Yates
37.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Keaton Winn
31.8%
Kirby Yates
48.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Keaton Winn
3.6%
Kirby Yates
7.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Keaton Winn
.299
Kirby Yates
.271
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
Keaton Winn
25.07
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.45
3.70
Kirby Yates
25.07
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.32
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Keaton Winn
.9001.39
now 0.90
1.25
Kirby Yates
.9001.39
now 1.20
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Keaton Winn
4027.60
now 22
13
Kirby Yates
4027.60
now 10
15
Winshigher is better
Keaton Winn
.0001.48
now 1
01
Kirby Yates
.0001.48
now 0
00
Saveshigher is better
Keaton Winn
.0004.40
now 0
0
Kirby Yates
.0004.40
now 1
13
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighKeaton Winn — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.82
Hold · wait & seeKirby Yates — hold.conf 0.50
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