MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 4, 2026
Portrait of Brooks Raley
Brooks Raley
PHI · 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 wins.

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

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

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Brooks Raley
90.1
Fernando Cruz
93.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Brooks Raley
10.6%
Fernando Cruz
17.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Brooks Raley
23.5%
Fernando Cruz
28.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Brooks Raley
30.9%
Fernando Cruz
29.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Brooks Raley
30.4%
Fernando Cruz
23.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Brooks Raley
4.5%
Fernando Cruz
7.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Brooks Raley
.286
Fernando Cruz
.276
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
Brooks Raley
24.52
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.61
3.69
Fernando Cruz
24.52
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.19
3.14
WHIPlower is better
Brooks Raley
1.171.48
now 1.25
1.24
Fernando Cruz
1.171.48
now 1.30
1.41

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Brooks Raley
4035.60
now 26
19
Fernando Cruz
4035.60
now 30
21
Winshigher is better
Brooks Raley
.0004.20
now 1
01
Fernando Cruz
.0004.20
now 3
13

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighBrooks Raley — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
BuyFernando Cruz — buy.conf 0.89
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