MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 28, 2026
Portrait of Keegan Akin
Keegan Akin
BAL · P
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Portrait of Lake Bachar
Lake Bachar
MIA · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 11, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV n/a

Keegan Akin wins 1 (WHIP); Lake Bachar wins 1 (K); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Keegan Akin
93.7
Lake Bachar
94.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Keegan Akin
9.5%
Lake Bachar
14.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Keegan Akin
14.9%
Lake Bachar
25.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Keegan Akin
28.0%
Lake Bachar
29.2%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Keegan Akin
28.4%
Lake Bachar
38.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Keegan Akin
5.7%
Lake Bachar
9.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Keegan Akin
.298
Lake Bachar
.299
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
Keegan Akin
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 9.88
3.70
Lake Bachar
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.77
3.71
WHIPlower is better
Keegan Akin
.9002.16
now 1.83
1.24
Lake Bachar
.9002.16
now 1.01
1.27

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Keegan Akin
4040
now 12
19
Lake Bachar
4040
now 32
24
Winshigher is better
Keegan Akin
.000.480
now 0
00
Lake Bachar
.000.480
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeKeegan Akin — hold.conf 0.50
BuyLake Bachar — buy.conf 0.72
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