MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 28, 2026
Portrait of Mitchell Parker
Mitchell Parker
WSH · P
Change to
Portrait of Yuki Matsui
Yuki Matsui
SD · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 1–1, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
▶
◀
WHIP
W
SV n/a

Mitchell Parker wins 1 (WHIP); Yuki Matsui wins 1 (ERA); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Mitchell Parker
93.6
Yuki Matsui
92.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Mitchell Parker
14.1%
Yuki Matsui
15.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Mitchell Parker
19.1%
Yuki Matsui
26.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Mitchell Parker
32.0%
Yuki Matsui
31.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Mitchell Parker
41.9%
Yuki Matsui
30.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Mitchell Parker
8.5%
Yuki Matsui
7.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Mitchell Parker
.347
Yuki Matsui
.270
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
Mitchell Parker
27.15
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.28
3.83
Yuki Matsui
27.15
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.60
3.03
WHIPlower is better
Mitchell Parker
.9001.58
now 1.17
1.25
Yuki Matsui
.9001.58
now 0.87
1.38

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Mitchell Parker
4036.40
now 26
0
Yuki Matsui
4036.40
now 15
0
Winshigher is better
Mitchell Parker
.0002.80
now 2
0–0
Yuki Matsui
.0002.80
now 0
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeMitchell Parker — hold.conf 0.55
Sell HighYuki Matsui — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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