MLB Daily DeltaWeek 15 · July 8, 2026
Portrait of Ryan Yarbrough
Ryan Yarbrough
NYY · P
Change to
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 11, 3 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Ryan Yarbrough wins 1 (SV); Yuki Matsui wins 1 (K); 3 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Ryan Yarbrough
87.4
Yuki Matsui
91.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Ryan Yarbrough
11.6%
Yuki Matsui
18.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Ryan Yarbrough
17.8%
Yuki Matsui
26.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Ryan Yarbrough
26.9%
Yuki Matsui
31.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Ryan Yarbrough
24.3%
Yuki Matsui
34.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Ryan Yarbrough
3.7%
Yuki Matsui
10.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Ryan Yarbrough
.274
Yuki Matsui
.296
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
Ryan Yarbrough
24.94
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.66
3.70
Yuki Matsui
24.94
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.60
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Ryan Yarbrough
.9001.39
now 1.12
1.24
Yuki Matsui
.9001.39
now 0.87
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Ryan Yarbrough
4033.60
now 14
21
Yuki Matsui
4033.60
now 15
28
Winshigher is better
Ryan Yarbrough
.000.480
now 0
00
Yuki Matsui
.000.480
now 0
00
Saveshigher is better
Ryan Yarbrough
.0004.40
now 1
13
Yuki Matsui
.0004.40
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeRyan Yarbrough — 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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