MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 10, 2026
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week 25
this weekBUY
last weekHOLD

Lake Bachar

PIT·P
data as of September 10, 2026·week 25
flipped from HOLD on September 10, 2026
Buy stable xERA 3.54, 0.56 below league, production is earned; velocity stable and above league; add now.high 0.77
ROSK 7ERA 3.54WHIP 1.27W 0–0SV 0

Bachar is a buy — the bat-missing is real and the xERA agrees.

His expected ERA is 3.54, .56 below the league average of 4.1, across 317 batters faced — well past the sample where that number becomes reliable. His fastball has been stepping up across the season to 94.4 mph, above league average, and the swing-and-miss is up with it: 13.3% swinging strikes and a 25.2% strikeout rate, both above league. He holds hitters to a .292 expected wOBA allowed, .023 better than league. He does walk 10.1%, a touch above average, but nothing about this profile is propped up by luck — the contact suppression and velocity are earned. His xERA has stepped down as the sample has grown. Buy. 7 K and a 3.54 ERA is a deep-league asset worth adding now — no wins or saves, but the ratios carry.

VS His Norm

  • Strikeout %25.2%—−0.8% ▼vs his ~26.1% career norm
  • Walk %10.1%—+0.4% ▲vs his ~9.7% career norm

Drivers

  • xeraSIGNALstable xERA 3.54, 0.56 below league — production is earned
  • p_fastball_veloSIGNALvelocity stable and above league
metric · nowrolling trajectoryvs. leaguestabilized?
Hard-Hit % Allowed34.2%
34.2%*
lg avg 40.0% ▼−5.8%vs his norm —
199 / 50 BBE
Barrel % Allowed8.5%
8.5%*
lg avg 8.0% ▲+0.5%vs his norm —
199 / 60 BBE
xwOBA Allowed.292
believable since Jul 10.292*
lg avg .315 ▼−.023vs his norm —
317 / 200 TBF
xERA3.54
3.54*
lg avg 4.10 ▼−0.56vs his norm —
317 / 200 TBF
ERA3.59
3.59*
lg avg 4.10 ▼−0.51vs his norm —ERA is below the ~4.10 league average — expect it to rise.
77.7 / 200 IP
Strikeout %25.2%
norm25.2%*
lg avg 22.0% ▲+3.2%vs his norm −0.8% ▼
317 / 70 TBF
Walk %10.1%
norm10.1%*
lg avg 8.0% ▲+2.1%vs his norm +0.4% ▲
317 / 170 TBF
BABIP Against.210
.210*
lg avg .295 ▼−.085vs his norm —BABIP Against is below the ~.295 league average — expect it to rise.
199 / 800 BIP
Swinging-Strike %13.3%
13.3%*
lg avg 11.0% ▲+2.3%vs his norm —
317 / 60 TBF
Chase %28.3%
28.3%*
lg avg 28.5% ▼−0.2%vs his norm —
317 / 60 TBF
Fastball Velo94.4 mph
94.4 mph*
lg avg 94.0 mph ▲+0.4 mphvs his norm —
1278 / 50 PITCHES

5×5 ROS Outlook

rest of season

Where each category goes the rest of the way, and the skill that drives it. Tap a row to expand the full derivation.

statytdrosdriverconf
K% 25.2%→25.5%signal7 K — K% 25.2% (signal) lifted to career ~26.1% → projected 25.5% over ~6 remaining IP.
xERA 3.54signal3.54 ERA — regresses up toward xERA 3.54 (signal): elite skill, but overperforming even…
BB% 10.1% + contactsignal1.27 WHIP — a 10% walk rate plus BABIP-against 0.274 gives a 1.29 skill WHIP, blended 6…
run support + role0-0 W — wins ride run support and how deep he goes, not just skill.
role (middle)0 SV — role: middle, not in the save mix.
rosterdeep3.54 ERA, 1.27 WHIP

Every projection traces to a sabermetric input. The driver and confidence shown per row are always visible; tap any row to expand the full derivation.

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