MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 27, 2026
Portrait of Michael Soroka
Michael Soroka
AZ · P
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Portrait of Michael Wacha
Michael Wacha
KC · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Michael Wacha.

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

Michael Wacha wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Michael Soroka wins 0 (none); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Michael Soroka
93.6
Michael Wacha
93.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Michael Soroka
11.5%
Michael Wacha
10.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Michael Soroka
24.2%
Michael Wacha
19.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Michael Soroka
34.2%
Michael Wacha
29.8%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Michael Soroka
33.9%
Michael Wacha
36.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Michael Soroka
8.1%
Michael Wacha
7.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Michael Soroka
.311
Michael Wacha
.307
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 Soroka
2.894.43
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.25
4.09
Michael Wacha
2.894.43
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.23
3.97
WHIPlower is better
Michael Soroka
1.051.27
now 1.20
1.19
Michael Wacha
1.051.27
now 1.12
1.18

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Michael Soroka
4091
now 60
0
Michael Wacha
4091
now 65
0
Winshigher is better
Michael Soroka
.0009.80
now 7
0–0
Michael Wacha
.0009.80
now 4
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · steadyMichael Soroka — hold.conf 0.60
Sell HighMichael Wacha — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.91
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