MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · July 30, 2026
Mitch Bratt
AZ · 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

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

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Mitch Bratt
91.5
Tatsuya Imai
94.9
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Mitch Bratt
8.0%
Tatsuya Imai
13.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Mitch Bratt
13.0%
Tatsuya Imai
27.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Mitch Bratt
27.9%
Tatsuya Imai
26.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Mitch Bratt
38.2%
Tatsuya Imai
45.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Mitch Bratt
9.1%
Tatsuya Imai
11.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Mitch Bratt
.345
Tatsuya Imai
.344
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
Mitch Bratt
3.346.76
lg xERA 4.10
now 6.00
4.10
Tatsuya Imai
3.346.76
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.52
4.74
WHIPlower is better
Mitch Bratt
1.151.82
now 1.67
1.30
Tatsuya Imai
1.151.82
now 1.36
1.47

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Mitch Bratt
4046.40
now 3
17
Tatsuya Imai
4046.40
now 28
34
Winshigher is better
Mitch Bratt
.0005.60
now 0
00
Tatsuya Imai
.0005.60
now 2
24

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeMitch Bratt — hold.conf 0.50
SellTatsuya Imai — sell.conf 0.85
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