MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 7, 2026
Robby Ahlstrom
TEX · P
Change to
Portrait of Ryan Yarbrough
Ryan Yarbrough
NYY · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 11, 3 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Robby Ahlstrom wins 1 (K); Ryan Yarbrough wins 1 (SV); 3 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Robby Ahlstrom
94.5
Ryan Yarbrough
87.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Robby Ahlstrom
13.4%
Ryan Yarbrough
10.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Robby Ahlstrom
21.2%
Ryan Yarbrough
15.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Robby Ahlstrom
26.7%
Ryan Yarbrough
26.9%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Robby Ahlstrom
30.9%
Ryan Yarbrough
22.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Robby Ahlstrom
2.9%
Ryan Yarbrough
3.6%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Robby Ahlstrom
.291
Ryan Yarbrough
.287
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
Robby Ahlstrom
25.18
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.00
3.70
Ryan Yarbrough
25.18
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.66
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Robby Ahlstrom
.9001.74
now 0.00
1.24
Ryan Yarbrough
.9001.74
now 1.12
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Robby Ahlstrom
4028.60
now 2
21
Ryan Yarbrough
4028.60
now 14
14
Winshigher is better
Robby Ahlstrom
.000.480
now 0
00
Ryan Yarbrough
.000.480
now 0
00
Saveshigher is better
Robby Ahlstrom
.0003.40
now 0
0
Ryan Yarbrough
.0003.40
now 1
02
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeRobby Ahlstrom — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeRyan Yarbrough — hold.conf 0.50
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