MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 1, 2026
Patrick Sandoval
BOS · P
Change to
Yusei Kikuchi
LAA · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Patrick Sandoval.

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

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

Patrick Sandoval wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Yusei Kikuchi wins 1 (K); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Patrick Sandoval
93.9
Yusei Kikuchi
95.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Patrick Sandoval
12.6%
Yusei Kikuchi
12.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Patrick Sandoval
23.3%
Yusei Kikuchi
23.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Patrick Sandoval
31.2%
Yusei Kikuchi
27.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Patrick Sandoval
35.6%
Yusei Kikuchi
42.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Patrick Sandoval
5.1%
Yusei Kikuchi
8.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Patrick Sandoval
.323
Yusei Kikuchi
.340
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
Patrick Sandoval
27.30
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.08
4.10
Yusei Kikuchi
27.30
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.81
4.18
WHIPlower is better
Patrick Sandoval
1.191.69
now 1.38
1.30
Yusei Kikuchi
1.191.69
now 1.58
1.31

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Patrick Sandoval
4055.40
now 5
37
Yusei Kikuchi
4055.40
now 33
41
Winshigher is better
Patrick Sandoval
.000.480
now 0
00
Yusei Kikuchi
.000.480
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seePatrick Sandoval — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeYusei Kikuchi — hold.conf 0.55
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