Who's more valuable, rest of season
Too close to call.
They split your categories 0–0, 4 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.
Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV n/a
Blas Castaño wins 0 (none); Craig Kimbrel wins 0 (none); 4 even; SV n/a.
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Blas Castaño
94.6
Craig Kimbrel
93.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Blas Castaño
8.9%
Craig Kimbrel
11.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Blas Castaño
19.4%
Craig Kimbrel
21.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Blas Castaño
29.1%
Craig Kimbrel
29.2%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Blas Castaño
47.1%
Craig Kimbrel
37.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Blas Castaño
8.6%
Craig Kimbrel
5.6%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Blas Castaño
.361
Craig Kimbrel
.311
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
Blas Castaño
2.936.40
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.91
3.70
Craig Kimbrel
2.936.40
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.63
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Blas Castaño
1.161.53
now 1.45
1.24
Craig Kimbrel
1.161.53
now 1.44
1.24
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Blas Castaño
4022.60
now 10
6
Craig Kimbrel
4022.60
now 17
6
Winshigher is better
Blas Castaño
.000.480
now 0
0–0
Craig Kimbrel
.000.480
now 0
0–0
SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeBlas Castaño — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeCraig Kimbrel — hold.conf 0.50