MLB Daily DeltaWeek 14 · June 28, 2026
Portrait of Kirby Yates
Kirby Yates
LAA · P
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Portrait of Luke Weaver
Luke Weaver
NYM · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22, 1 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Kirby Yates wins 2 (K, SV); Luke Weaver wins 2 (ERA, W); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Kirby Yates
90.5
Luke Weaver
95.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Kirby Yates
17.5%
Luke Weaver
15.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Kirby Yates
34.3%
Luke Weaver
28.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Kirby Yates
35.9%
Luke Weaver
33.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Kirby Yates
54.1%
Luke Weaver
31.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Kirby Yates
10.8%
Luke Weaver
9.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Kirby Yates
.290
Luke Weaver
.266
stabilized — trust it · small sample yet · dashed = league avg · right = better
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The tape

Rest-of-season projection · bold = leads
rest-of-season projection current season projection range
Rate · earned-run quality
ERAlower is better
Kirby Yates
2.154.94
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.32
3.70
Luke Weaver
2.154.94
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.77
3.65
WHIPlower is better
Kirby Yates
.9601.32
now 1.20
1.24
Luke Weaver
.9601.32
now 1.04
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Kirby Yates
4033.80
now 10
27
Luke Weaver
4033.80
now 25
26
Winshigher is better
Kirby Yates
.0004.20
now 0
00
Luke Weaver
.0004.20
now 2
13
Saveshigher is better
Kirby Yates
.0007
now 1
15
Luke Weaver
.0007
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeKirby Yates — hold.conf 0.50
Sell HighLuke Weaver — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.84
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