MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 11, 2026
Portrait of Michael Wacha
Michael Wacha
KC · P
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Portrait of Spencer Strider
Spencer Strider
ATL · 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); Spencer Strider 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 Wacha
93.1
Spencer Strider
95.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Michael Wacha
10.7%
Spencer Strider
14.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Michael Wacha
20.0%
Spencer Strider
27.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Michael Wacha
29.5%
Spencer Strider
28.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Michael Wacha
35.9%
Spencer Strider
36.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Michael Wacha
6.7%
Spencer Strider
11.2%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Michael Wacha
.304
Spencer Strider
.290
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 Wacha
2.914.36
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.23
3.87
Spencer Strider
2.914.36
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.77
4.04
WHIPlower is better
Michael Wacha
1.041.39
now 1.12
1.20
Spencer Strider
1.041.39
now 1.26
1.31

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Michael Wacha
4086.60
now 65
11
Spencer Strider
4086.60
now 40
15
Winshigher is better
Michael Wacha
.0005.60
now 4
01
Spencer Strider
.0005.60
now 3
11

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 0.90
Hold · wait & seeSpencer Strider — hold.conf 0.50
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