MLB Daily DeltaWeek 14 · July 1, 2026
Kris Bubic
KC · P
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Portrait of Tatsuya Imai
Tatsuya Imai
HOU · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Tatsuya Imai.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA and WHIP. Kris Bubic’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 n/a

Tatsuya Imai wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Kris Bubic wins 1 (K); 1 even; SV n/a.

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Kris Bubic
91.8
Tatsuya Imai
94.9
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Kris Bubic
12.2%
Tatsuya Imai
14.2%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Kris Bubic
24.6%
Tatsuya Imai
28.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Kris Bubic
28.6%
Tatsuya Imai
27.9%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Kris Bubic
39.5%
Tatsuya Imai
45.2%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Kris Bubic
7.8%
Tatsuya Imai
8.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Kris Bubic
.328
Tatsuya Imai
.316
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
Kris Bubic
3.556.08
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.11
4.35
Tatsuya Imai
3.556.08
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.52
4.11
WHIPlower is better
Kris Bubic
1.161.48
now 1.23
1.41
Tatsuya Imai
1.161.48
now 1.36
1.37

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Kris Bubic
4084
now 51
68
Tatsuya Imai
4084
now 28
50
Winshigher is better
Kris Bubic
.4007.60
now 3
36
Tatsuya Imai
.4007.60
now 2
36

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighKris Bubic — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.80
Hold · steadyTatsuya Imai — hold.conf 0.60
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