MLB Daily DeltaWeek 16 · July 9, 2026
Portrait of Troy Melton
Troy Melton
DET · P
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Yusei Kikuchi
LAA · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Troy Melton.

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

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

Troy Melton wins 3 categories (ERA, WHIP, W); Yusei Kikuchi wins 1 (K); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Troy Melton
96.0
Yusei Kikuchi
95.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Troy Melton
11.5%
Yusei Kikuchi
12.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Troy Melton
19.2%
Yusei Kikuchi
23.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Troy Melton
28.7%
Yusei Kikuchi
27.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Troy Melton
35.0%
Yusei Kikuchi
42.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Troy Melton
5.7%
Yusei Kikuchi
8.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Troy Melton
.274
Yusei Kikuchi
.340
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
Troy Melton
27.57
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.42
4.10
Yusei Kikuchi
27.57
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.81
4.18
WHIPlower is better
Troy Melton
.9001.83
now 0.95
1.30
Yusei Kikuchi
.9001.83
now 1.58
1.31

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Troy Melton
4081
now 4
17
Yusei Kikuchi
4081
now 33
59
Winshigher is better
Troy Melton
.0008.40
now 1
36
Yusei Kikuchi
.0008.40
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighTroy Melton — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
Hold · wait & seeYusei Kikuchi — hold.conf 0.55
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