MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 27, 2026
Michael Rucker
SEA · P
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Portrait of Steven Okert
Steven Okert
HOU · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Steven Okert.

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

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

Steven Okert wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Michael Rucker 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 Rucker
95.9
Steven Okert
91.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Michael Rucker
13.4%
Steven Okert
15.0%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Michael Rucker
27.6%
Steven Okert
26.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Michael Rucker
35.9%
Steven Okert
29.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Michael Rucker
41.7%
Steven Okert
30.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Michael Rucker
6.3%
Steven Okert
4.6%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Michael Rucker
.299
Steven Okert
.252
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
Michael Rucker
3.044.92
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.50
3.70
Steven Okert
3.044.92
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.46
3.64
WHIPlower is better
Michael Rucker
.9001.54
now 0.50
1.24
Steven Okert
.9001.54
now 0.96
1.23

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Michael Rucker
4029.60
now 3
19
Steven Okert
4029.60
now 22
16
Winshigher is better
Michael Rucker
.000.480
now 0
00
Steven Okert
.000.480
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Buy LowMichael Rucker — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.85
Sell HighSteven Okert — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.76
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