MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 10, 2026
Mick Abel
MIN · P
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Portrait of Walbert Ureña
Walbert Ureña
LAA · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Mick Abel.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts and WHIP. Walbert Ureña’s box score looks better right now, but it’s built on luck that won’t hold.

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

Mick Abel wins 2 categories (K, WHIP); Walbert Ureña wins 1 (ERA); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Mick Abel
94.8
Walbert Ureña
97.9
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Mick Abel
14.3%
Walbert Ureña
12.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Mick Abel
24.7%
Walbert Ureña
22.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Mick Abel
33.1%
Walbert Ureña
31.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Mick Abel
40.4%
Walbert Ureña
35.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Mick Abel
5.3%
Walbert Ureña
5.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Mick Abel
.349
Walbert Ureña
.286
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
Mick Abel
24.76
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.98
4.10
Walbert Ureña
24.76
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.44
3.39
WHIPlower is better
Mick Abel
1.191.68
now 1.57
1.30
Walbert Ureña
1.191.68
now 1.38
1.37

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Mick Abel
4053.40
now 23
12
Walbert Ureña
4053.40
now 41
10
Winshigher is better
Mick Abel
.0002.80
now 1
01
Walbert Ureña
.0002.80
now 2
01

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeMick Abel — hold.conf 0.50
Sell HighWalbert Ureña — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.91
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