MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 1, 2026
Brant Hurter
DET · 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, ERA, and WHIP.

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

Fernando Cruz wins 3 categories (K, ERA, WHIP); Brant Hurter wins 1 (W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Brant Hurter
92.1
Fernando Cruz
93.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Brant Hurter
8.9%
Fernando Cruz
17.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Brant Hurter
17.8%
Fernando Cruz
29.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Brant Hurter
26.8%
Fernando Cruz
29.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Brant Hurter
32.9%
Fernando Cruz
21.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Brant Hurter
4.3%
Fernando Cruz
6.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Brant Hurter
.304
Fernando Cruz
.272
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
Brant Hurter
24.32
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.84
3.71
Fernando Cruz
24.32
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.19
3.67
WHIPlower is better
Brant Hurter
.9801.39
now 1.07
1.26
Fernando Cruz
.9801.39
now 1.30
1.25

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Brant Hurter
4036
now 18
15
Fernando Cruz
4036
now 30
22
Winshigher is better
Brant Hurter
.0005.20
now 4
24
Fernando Cruz
.0005.20
now 3
13

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighBrant Hurter — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
Hold · wait & seeFernando Cruz — hold.conf 0.50
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