MLB Daily DeltaWeek 13 · June 19, 2026
Mick Abel
MIN · P
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Portrait of Roki Sasaki
Roki Sasaki
LAD · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

Mick Abel wins 2 (ERA, WHIP); Roki Sasaki wins 2 (K, W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Mick Abel
94.8
Roki Sasaki
97.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Mick Abel
14.3%
Roki Sasaki
14.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Mick Abel
24.7%
Roki Sasaki
23.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Mick Abel
33.1%
Roki Sasaki
31.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Mick Abel
40.4%
Roki Sasaki
43.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Mick Abel
5.3%
Roki Sasaki
10.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Mick Abel
.350
Roki Sasaki
.326
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
Mick Abel
3.744.83
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.98
4.10
Roki Sasaki
3.744.83
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.59
4.28
WHIPlower is better
Mick Abel
1.191.68
now 1.57
1.30
Roki Sasaki
1.191.68
now 1.35
1.33

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Mick Abel
4097.20
now 23
75
Roki Sasaki
4097.20
now 50
76
Winshigher is better
Mick Abel
.0009.40
now 1
25
Roki Sasaki
.0009.40
now 3
37

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeMick Abel — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · leans sellRoki Sasaki — hold.conf 0.60
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