MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 8, 2026
Portrait of Kirby Yates
Kirby Yates
PIT · P
Change to
Robby Ahlstrom
TEX · 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 (SV); Robby Ahlstrom wins 1 (K); 3 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Kirby Yates
90.9
Robby Ahlstrom
94.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Kirby Yates
17.2%
Robby Ahlstrom
13.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Kirby Yates
30.6%
Robby Ahlstrom
21.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Kirby Yates
37.1%
Robby Ahlstrom
26.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Kirby Yates
48.6%
Robby Ahlstrom
30.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Kirby Yates
7.1%
Robby Ahlstrom
2.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Kirby Yates
.271
Robby Ahlstrom
.291
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
Robby Ahlstrom
26.05
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.00
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Kirby Yates
.9001.74
now 1.20
1.24
Robby Ahlstrom
.9001.74
now 0.00
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Kirby Yates
4028.60
now 10
15
Robby Ahlstrom
4028.60
now 2
21
Winshigher is better
Kirby Yates
.000.480
now 0
00
Robby Ahlstrom
.000.480
now 0
00
Saveshigher is better
Kirby Yates
.0004.40
now 1
13
Robby Ahlstrom
.0004.40
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeKirby Yates — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeRobby Ahlstrom — hold.conf 0.50
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