MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 19, 2026
Portrait of Nolan McLean
Nolan McLean
NYM · P
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Portrait of Shota Imanaga
Shota Imanaga
CHC · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Nolan McLean.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts and ERA.

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

Nolan McLean wins 2 categories (K, ERA); Shota Imanaga wins 1 (WHIP); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Nolan McLean
96.1
Shota Imanaga
91.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Nolan McLean
10.9%
Shota Imanaga
15.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Nolan McLean
27.9%
Shota Imanaga
24.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Nolan McLean
28.0%
Shota Imanaga
37.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Nolan McLean
34.7%
Shota Imanaga
36.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Nolan McLean
6.6%
Shota Imanaga
10.2%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Nolan McLean
.291
Shota Imanaga
.301
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
Nolan McLean
3.124.73
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.21
3.48
Shota Imanaga
3.124.73
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.37
3.74
WHIPlower is better
Nolan McLean
11.31
now 1.12
1.24
Shota Imanaga
11.31
now 1.07
1.17

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Nolan McLean
4985
now 77
67
Shota Imanaga
4985
now 69
57
Winshigher is better
Nolan McLean
.8006.20
now 3
24
Shota Imanaga
.8006.20
now 4
25

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyNolan McLean — buy.conf 0.79
BuyShota Imanaga — buy.conf 0.71
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