MLB Daily DeltaWeek 13 · June 19, 2026
Portrait of Luinder Avila
Luinder Avila
KC · P
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Portrait of Nick Mears
Nick Mears
KC · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Nick Mears.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA, WHIP, and wins.

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

Nick Mears wins 3 categories (ERA, WHIP, W); Luinder Avila wins 1 (K); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Luinder Avila
96.3
Nick Mears
94.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Luinder Avila
10.3%
Nick Mears
8.2%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Luinder Avila
20.0%
Nick Mears
18.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Luinder Avila
27.4%
Nick Mears
29.2%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Luinder Avila
31.2%
Nick Mears
50.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Luinder Avila
7.3%
Nick Mears
12.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Luinder Avila
.325
Nick Mears
.382
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
Luinder Avila
3.135.69
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.44
3.74
Nick Mears
3.135.69
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.12
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Luinder Avila
1.051.90
now 1.71
1.26
Nick Mears
1.051.90
now 1.50
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Luinder Avila
4059.80
now 25
47
Nick Mears
4059.80
now 15
29
Winshigher is better
Luinder Avila
.0006.60
now 1
13
Nick Mears
.0006.60
now 2
25

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeLuinder Avila — hold.conf 0.55
Hold · wait & seeNick Mears — hold.conf 0.50
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