MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 28, 2026
Portrait of Brent Suter
Brent Suter
ATL · P
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Portrait of Fernando Cruz
Fernando Cruz
NYY · 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

Brent Suter wins 1 (WHIP); Fernando Cruz wins 1 (ERA); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Brent Suter
87.8
Fernando Cruz
93.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Brent Suter
11.0%
Fernando Cruz
17.1%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Brent Suter
20.7%
Fernando Cruz
28.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Brent Suter
29.5%
Fernando Cruz
29.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Brent Suter
31.0%
Fernando Cruz
27.1%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Brent Suter
6.6%
Fernando Cruz
9.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Brent Suter
.306
Fernando Cruz
.281
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
Brent Suter
24.85
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.09
3.86
Fernando Cruz
24.85
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.19
3.30
WHIPlower is better
Brent Suter
1.201.45
now 1.27
1.29
Fernando Cruz
1.201.45
now 1.30
1.38

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Brent Suter
4042
now 28
0
Fernando Cruz
4042
now 30
0
Winshigher is better
Brent Suter
.0004.20
now 1
0–0
Fernando Cruz
.0004.20
now 3
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · steadyBrent Suter — hold.conf 0.60
BuyFernando Cruz — buy.conf 0.84
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