MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 27, 2026
Portrait of Lake Bachar
Lake Bachar
MIA · P
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Portrait of Sam Bachman
Sam Bachman
LAA · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

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

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV n/a

Lake Bachar wins 2 (K, ERA); Sam Bachman wins 2 (WHIP, W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Lake Bachar
94.7
Sam Bachman
98.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Lake Bachar
14.7%
Sam Bachman
15.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Lake Bachar
26.7%
Sam Bachman
24.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Lake Bachar
29.4%
Sam Bachman
34.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Lake Bachar
39.0%
Sam Bachman
32.2%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Lake Bachar
8.8%
Sam Bachman
7.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Lake Bachar
.283
Sam Bachman
.284
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
Lake Bachar
24.39
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.77
3.32
Sam Bachman
24.39
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.22
3.67
WHIPlower is better
Lake Bachar
.9101.37
now 1.01
1.27
Sam Bachman
.9101.37
now 1.09
1.25

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Lake Bachar
4037.60
now 32
24
Sam Bachman
4037.60
now 29
20
Winshigher is better
Lake Bachar
.0001.48
now 0
00
Sam Bachman
.0001.48
now 1
01

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyLake Bachar — buy.conf 0.83
Hold · wait & seeSam Bachman — hold.conf 0.50
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