MLB Daily DeltaWeek 15 · July 3, 2026
Portrait of Miles Mikolas
Miles Mikolas
WSH · P
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Portrait of Tatsuya Imai
Tatsuya Imai
HOU · 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

Miles Mikolas wins 2 (ERA, WHIP); Tatsuya Imai wins 2 (K, W); SV n/a.

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Miles Mikolas
93.3
Tatsuya Imai
94.9
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Miles Mikolas
7.1%
Tatsuya Imai
13.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Miles Mikolas
13.2%
Tatsuya Imai
27.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Miles Mikolas
28.3%
Tatsuya Imai
26.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Miles Mikolas
40.3%
Tatsuya Imai
46.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Miles Mikolas
8.9%
Tatsuya Imai
10.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Miles Mikolas
.337
Tatsuya Imai
.340
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
Miles Mikolas
3.926.70
lg xERA 4.10
now 6.08
4.54
Tatsuya Imai
3.926.70
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.52
4.61
WHIPlower is better
Miles Mikolas
1.241.50
now 1.41
1.31
Tatsuya Imai
1.241.50
now 1.36
1.43

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Miles Mikolas
4058.80
now 32
46
Tatsuya Imai
4058.80
now 28
50
Winshigher is better
Miles Mikolas
.0006.60
now 1
12
Tatsuya Imai
.0006.60
now 2
35

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

If you already own them — trade angle
SellMiles Mikolas — sell.conf 0.75
SellTatsuya Imai — sell.conf 0.78
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