MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 28, 2026
Luis Morales
ATH · P
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Portrait of Tatsuya Imai
Tatsuya Imai
HOU · 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

Luis Morales wins 2 (ERA, WHIP); Tatsuya Imai wins 2 (K, W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Luis Morales
97.0
Tatsuya Imai
94.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Luis Morales
8.7%
Tatsuya Imai
13.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Luis Morales
15.8%
Tatsuya Imai
27.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Luis Morales
27.0%
Tatsuya Imai
26.9%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Luis Morales
42.0%
Tatsuya Imai
45.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Luis Morales
12.0%
Tatsuya Imai
10.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Luis Morales
.419
Tatsuya Imai
.339
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
Luis Morales
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 14.46
4.10
Tatsuya Imai
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.52
4.61
WHIPlower is better
Luis Morales
.9002.55
now 3.11
1.30
Tatsuya Imai
.9002.55
now 1.36
1.43

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Luis Morales
4044.80
now 7
29
Tatsuya Imai
4044.80
now 28
34
Winshigher is better
Luis Morales
.0005.60
now 0
00
Tatsuya Imai
.0005.60
now 2
24

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeLuis Morales — hold.conf 0.55
SellTatsuya Imai — sell.conf 0.79
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