MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 27, 2026
Portrait of Kyle Freeland
Kyle Freeland
COL · P
Change to
Portrait of Tatsuya Imai
Tatsuya Imai
HOU · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 1–1, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
▶
◀
WHIP
W
SV n/a

Kyle Freeland wins 1 (WHIP); Tatsuya Imai wins 1 (ERA); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Kyle Freeland
91.3
Tatsuya Imai
94.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Kyle Freeland
11.3%
Tatsuya Imai
14.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Kyle Freeland
17.9%
Tatsuya Imai
28.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Kyle Freeland
34.0%
Tatsuya Imai
27.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Kyle Freeland
44.0%
Tatsuya Imai
44.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Kyle Freeland
11.1%
Tatsuya Imai
9.2%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Kyle Freeland
.354
Tatsuya Imai
.330
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
Kyle Freeland
3.028.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 8.06
4.99
Tatsuya Imai
3.028.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.52
4.46
WHIPlower is better
Kyle Freeland
1.221.85
now 1.71
1.36
Tatsuya Imai
1.221.85
now 1.36
1.45

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Kyle Freeland
4060.20
now 43
0
Tatsuya Imai
4060.20
now 28
0
Winshigher is better
Kyle Freeland
.0002.80
now 1
0–0
Tatsuya Imai
.0002.80
now 2
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · leans sellKyle Freeland — hold.conf 0.60
SellTatsuya Imai — sell.conf 0.72
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