MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 27, 2026
Portrait of Randy Vásquez
Randy Vásquez
SD · P
Change to
Yusei Kikuchi
LAA · 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

Randy Vásquez wins 1 (WHIP); Yusei Kikuchi 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
Randy Vásquez
95.1
Yusei Kikuchi
95.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Randy Vásquez
9.7%
Yusei Kikuchi
11.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Randy Vásquez
15.0%
Yusei Kikuchi
21.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Randy Vásquez
28.2%
Yusei Kikuchi
25.8%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Randy Vásquez
43.7%
Yusei Kikuchi
46.1%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Randy Vásquez
9.8%
Yusei Kikuchi
8.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Randy Vásquez
.358
Yusei Kikuchi
.343
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
Randy Vásquez
2.276.82
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.28
5.08
Yusei Kikuchi
2.276.82
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.81
4.74
WHIPlower is better
Randy Vásquez
1.091.72
now 1.23
1.36
Yusei Kikuchi
1.091.72
now 1.58
1.42

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Randy Vásquez
4065.80
now 47
0
Yusei Kikuchi
4065.80
now 33
0
Winshigher is better
Randy Vásquez
.0007
now 5
0–0
Yusei Kikuchi
.0007
now 0
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
SellRandy Vásquez — sell.conf 0.90
SellYusei Kikuchi — sell.conf 0.84
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