MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 10, 2026
Mike Paredes
MIN · P
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Portrait of Orion Kerkering
Orion Kerkering
PHI · 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

Mike Paredes wins 2 (K, WHIP); Orion Kerkering wins 2 (ERA, W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Mike Paredes
93.0
Orion Kerkering
97.3
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Mike Paredes
9.6%
Orion Kerkering
11.0%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Mike Paredes
12.3%
Orion Kerkering
23.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Mike Paredes
28.5%
Orion Kerkering
28.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Mike Paredes
50.8%
Orion Kerkering
31.1%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Mike Paredes
6.8%
Orion Kerkering
6.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Mike Paredes
.349
Orion Kerkering
.288
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
Mike Paredes
24.20
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.45
3.70
Orion Kerkering
24.20
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.53
3.44
WHIPlower is better
Mike Paredes
1.031.48
now 1.36
1.24
Orion Kerkering
1.031.48
now 1.13
1.38

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Mike Paredes
4031
now 3
8
Orion Kerkering
4031
now 23
5
Winshigher is better
Mike Paredes
.0004.20
now 0
00
Orion Kerkering
.0004.20
now 3
01

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighMike Paredes — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.76
BuyOrion Kerkering — buy.conf 0.80
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