MLB Daily DeltaWeek 15 · July 6, 2026
Portrait of Adam Macko
Adam Macko
TOR · P
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Portrait of Cade Smith
Cade Smith
CLE · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Cade Smith.

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

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Cade Smith wins 3 categories (K, WHIP, SV); Adam Macko wins 1 (W); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Adam Macko
94.6
Cade Smith
96.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Adam Macko
15.5%
Cade Smith
17.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Adam Macko
24.3%
Cade Smith
35.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Adam Macko
32.3%
Cade Smith
31.9%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Adam Macko
28.9%
Cade Smith
47.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Adam Macko
4.4%
Cade Smith
10.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Adam Macko
.295
Cade Smith
.293
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
Adam Macko
25.18
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.00
3.70
Cade Smith
25.18
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.60
3.69
WHIPlower is better
Adam Macko
.9001.34
now 1.00
1.24
Cade Smith
.9001.34
now 1.08
1.23

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Adam Macko
4056.40
now 6
16
Cade Smith
4056.40
now 42
41
Winshigher is better
Adam Macko
.0005.20
now 1
14
Cade Smith
.0005.20
now 2
13
Saveshigher is better
Adam Macko
.00035
now 0
0
Cade Smith
.00035
now 20
1425
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeAdam Macko — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeCade Smith — hold.conf 0.50
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