MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 8, 2026
Portrait of Trevor Richards
Trevor Richards
CWS · P
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Portrait of Yuki Matsui
Yuki Matsui
SD · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Yuki Matsui.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts and WHIP.

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

Yuki Matsui wins 2 categories (K, WHIP); Trevor Richards wins 1 (ERA); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Trevor Richards
92.1
Yuki Matsui
91.9
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Trevor Richards
11.9%
Yuki Matsui
17.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Trevor Richards
24.4%
Yuki Matsui
26.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Trevor Richards
30.5%
Yuki Matsui
32.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Trevor Richards
40.3%
Yuki Matsui
32.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Trevor Richards
7.2%
Yuki Matsui
8.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Trevor Richards
.292
Yuki Matsui
.282
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
Trevor Richards
27.64
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.63
3.53
Yuki Matsui
27.64
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.60
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Trevor Richards
.9001.40
now 1.19
1.25
Yuki Matsui
.9001.40
now 0.87
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Trevor Richards
4022.60
now 14
14
Yuki Matsui
4022.60
now 15
17
Winshigher is better
Trevor Richards
.000.480
now 0
00
Yuki Matsui
.000.480
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyTrevor Richards — buy.conf 0.77
Sell HighYuki Matsui — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.94
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