MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · July 30, 2026
Portrait of Andrew Nardi
Andrew Nardi
MIA · P
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Portrait of Fernando Cruz
Fernando Cruz
NYY · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Fernando Cruz.

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

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

Fernando Cruz wins 2 categories (K, ERA); Andrew Nardi wins 1 (WHIP); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Andrew Nardi
94.6
Fernando Cruz
93.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Andrew Nardi
14.6%
Fernando Cruz
17.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Andrew Nardi
27.3%
Fernando Cruz
29.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Andrew Nardi
29.5%
Fernando Cruz
29.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Andrew Nardi
45.0%
Fernando Cruz
21.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Andrew Nardi
13.3%
Fernando Cruz
6.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Andrew Nardi
.348
Fernando Cruz
.277
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
Andrew Nardi
26.35
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.16
3.74
Fernando Cruz
26.35
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.19
3.68
WHIPlower is better
Andrew Nardi
1.171.48
now 1.41
1.24
Fernando Cruz
1.171.48
now 1.30
1.25

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Andrew Nardi
4035.60
now 27
22
Fernando Cruz
4035.60
now 30
23
Winshigher is better
Andrew Nardi
.2003.80
now 3
13
Fernando Cruz
.2003.80
now 3
13

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeAndrew Nardi — hold.conf 0.50
Sell HighFernando Cruz — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.85
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