MLB Daily DeltaWeek 14 · June 28, 2026
Portrait of Robbie Ray
Robbie Ray
SF · P
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Portrait of Tatsuya Imai
Tatsuya Imai
HOU · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Tatsuya Imai.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA and WHIP. Robbie Ray’s box score looks better right now, but it’s built on luck that won’t hold.

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

Tatsuya Imai wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Robbie Ray wins 1 (K); 1 even; SV n/a.

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Robbie Ray
93.3
Tatsuya Imai
94.9
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Robbie Ray
12.2%
Tatsuya Imai
14.2%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Robbie Ray
21.9%
Tatsuya Imai
28.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Robbie Ray
29.1%
Tatsuya Imai
27.9%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Robbie Ray
37.7%
Tatsuya Imai
45.2%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Robbie Ray
10.7%
Tatsuya Imai
8.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Robbie Ray
.337
Tatsuya Imai
.316
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
Robbie Ray
3.536.09
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.45
4.52
Tatsuya Imai
3.536.09
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.52
4.10
WHIPlower is better
Robbie Ray
1.291.47
now 1.40
1.39
Tatsuya Imai
1.291.47
now 1.36
1.37

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Robbie Ray
40100.80
now 59
80
Tatsuya Imai
40100.80
now 28
53
Winshigher is better
Robbie Ray
.4007.60
now 3
25
Tatsuya Imai
.4007.60
now 2
36

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighRobbie Ray — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
Hold · steadyTatsuya Imai — hold.conf 0.60
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