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

Nick Martinez.

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

Nick Martinez wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Michael Wacha 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 Wacha
93.1
Nick Martinez
92.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Michael Wacha
10.7%
Nick Martinez
8.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Michael Wacha
19.6%
Nick Martinez
15.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Michael Wacha
29.8%
Nick Martinez
32.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Michael Wacha
36.4%
Nick Martinez
32.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Michael Wacha
7.0%
Nick Martinez
6.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Michael Wacha
.307
Nick Martinez
.305
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 Wacha
24.91
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.23
3.97
Nick Martinez
24.91
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.62
3.92
WHIPlower is better
Michael Wacha
1.041.25
now 1.12
1.18
Nick Martinez
1.041.25
now 1.11
1.15

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Michael Wacha
4091
now 65
0
Nick Martinez
4091
now 41
0
Winshigher is better
Michael Wacha
.0007
now 4
0–0
Nick Martinez
.0007
now 5
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighMichael Wacha — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.91
Sell HighNick Martinez — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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