MLB Daily DeltaWeek 15 · July 4, 2026
Portrait of Kirby Yates
Kirby Yates
LAA · P
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Portrait of Nate Pearson
Nate Pearson
HOU · P
Change to
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

Kirby Yates wins 1 (K); Nate Pearson wins 1 (SV); 3 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Kirby Yates
90.5
Nate Pearson
97.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Kirby Yates
18.0%
Nate Pearson
11.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Kirby Yates
34.2%
Nate Pearson
19.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Kirby Yates
36.5%
Nate Pearson
29.8%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Kirby Yates
51.3%
Nate Pearson
33.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Kirby Yates
10.3%
Nate Pearson
8.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Kirby Yates
.278
Nate Pearson
.332
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
Kirby Yates
26.05
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.32
3.70
Nate Pearson
26.05
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.00
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Kirby Yates
1.021.31
now 1.20
1.24
Nate Pearson
1.021.31
now 1.09
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Kirby Yates
4034.20
now 10
25
Nate Pearson
4034.20
now 2
12
Winshigher is better
Kirby Yates
.000.480
now 0
00
Nate Pearson
.000.480
now 0
00
Saveshigher is better
Kirby Yates
.00013.60
now 1
15
Nate Pearson
.00013.60
now 1
210
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeKirby Yates — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeNate Pearson — hold.conf 0.50
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