MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 27, 2026
Portrait of Bradgley Rodriguez
Bradgley Rodriguez
SD · P
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Portrait of Cade Smith
Cade Smith
CLE · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 1–1, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
◀
ERA
WHIP
▶
W
SV n/a

Bradgley Rodriguez wins 1 (ERA); Cade Smith wins 1 (WHIP); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Bradgley Rodriguez
98.3
Cade Smith
97.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Bradgley Rodriguez
15.7%
Cade Smith
17.1%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Bradgley Rodriguez
26.9%
Cade Smith
36.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Bradgley Rodriguez
34.5%
Cade Smith
33.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Bradgley Rodriguez
29.6%
Cade Smith
43.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Bradgley Rodriguez
4.6%
Cade Smith
8.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Bradgley Rodriguez
.237
Cade Smith
.261
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
Bradgley Rodriguez
23.31
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.63
2.33
Cade Smith
23.31
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.60
2.83
WHIPlower is better
Bradgley Rodriguez
.9801.25
now 1.05
1.18
Cade Smith
.9801.25
now 1.08
1.08

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Bradgley Rodriguez
4058.80
now 26
0
Cade Smith
4058.80
now 42
0
Winshigher is better
Bradgley Rodriguez
.0002.80
now 0
0–0
Cade Smith
.0002.80
now 2
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyBradgley Rodriguez — buy.conf 0.92
BuyCade Smith — buy.conf 0.92
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