MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 28, 2026
Portrait of Richard Lovelady
Richard Lovelady
WSH · P
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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

Richard Lovelady 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
Richard Lovelady
91.3
Yuki Matsui
92.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Richard Lovelady
10.2%
Yuki Matsui
15.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Richard Lovelady
18.0%
Yuki Matsui
26.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Richard Lovelady
29.6%
Yuki Matsui
31.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Richard Lovelady
28.3%
Yuki Matsui
30.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Richard Lovelady
6.2%
Yuki Matsui
7.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Richard Lovelady
.361
Yuki Matsui
.270
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
Richard Lovelady
25.04
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.38
3.77
Yuki Matsui
25.04
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.60
3.03
WHIPlower is better
Richard Lovelady
.9002.10
now 1.75
1.26
Yuki Matsui
.9002.10
now 0.87
1.38

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Richard Lovelady
4029.40
now 21
0
Yuki Matsui
4029.40
now 15
0
Winshigher is better
Richard Lovelady
.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 & seeRichard Lovelady — hold.conf 0.50
Sell HighYuki Matsui — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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