MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 6, 2026
Blade Tidwell
SF · P
Change to
Portrait of Steven Cruz
Steven Cruz
KC · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 11, 3 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Blade Tidwell wins 1 (SV); Steven Cruz wins 1 (K); 3 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Blade Tidwell
95.8
Steven Cruz
98.3
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Blade Tidwell
12.8%
Steven Cruz
16.2%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Blade Tidwell
18.8%
Steven Cruz
27.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Blade Tidwell
26.8%
Steven Cruz
28.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Blade Tidwell
39.2%
Steven Cruz
34.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Blade Tidwell
3.9%
Steven Cruz
11.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Blade Tidwell
.282
Steven Cruz
.306
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
Blade Tidwell
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.00
3.70
Steven Cruz
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 8.36
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Blade Tidwell
.9002.17
now 1.08
1.24
Steven Cruz
.9002.17
now 1.86
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Blade Tidwell
4025.60
now 10
12
Steven Cruz
4025.60
now 20
18
Winshigher is better
Blade Tidwell
.000.480
now 0
00
Steven Cruz
.000.480
now 0
00
Saveshigher is better
Blade Tidwell
.0003.40
now 1
12
Steven Cruz
.0003.40
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeBlade Tidwell — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeSteven Cruz — hold.conf 0.50
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