MLB Daily DeltaWeek 13 · June 19, 2026
Portrait of Michael King
Michael King
SD · 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. Michael King’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); Michael King wins 1 (K); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Michael King
94.0
Tatsuya Imai
94.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Michael King
11.6%
Tatsuya Imai
12.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Michael King
21.0%
Tatsuya Imai
23.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Michael King
27.6%
Tatsuya Imai
25.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Michael King
34.8%
Tatsuya Imai
45.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Michael King
9.9%
Tatsuya Imai
8.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Michael King
.338
Tatsuya Imai
.345
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
Michael King
2.246.46
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.18
4.52
Tatsuya Imai
2.246.46
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.52
4.17
WHIPlower is better
Michael King
1.041.45
now 1.13
1.36
Tatsuya Imai
1.041.45
now 1.36
1.33

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Michael King
40121.80
now 65
95
Tatsuya Imai
40121.80
now 28
64
Winshigher is better
Michael King
.0009
now 4
37
Tatsuya Imai
.0009
now 2
37

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighMichael King — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
Hold · wait & seeTatsuya Imai — hold.conf 0.50
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