MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 19, 2026
Portrait of Bryan Hudson
Bryan Hudson
CWS · P
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Portrait of Cade Smith
Cade Smith
CLE · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Cade Smith.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts, WHIP, and saves.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Cade Smith wins 3 categories (K, WHIP, SV); Bryan Hudson wins 0 (none); 2 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Bryan Hudson
91.9
Cade Smith
96.9
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Bryan Hudson
10.8%
Cade Smith
17.0%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Bryan Hudson
22.4%
Cade Smith
34.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Bryan Hudson
23.2%
Cade Smith
33.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Bryan Hudson
35.1%
Cade Smith
45.2%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Bryan Hudson
3.5%
Cade Smith
10.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Bryan Hudson
.291
Cade Smith
.286
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
Bryan Hudson
24.65
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.26
3.68
Cade Smith
24.65
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.60
3.68
WHIPlower is better
Bryan Hudson
1.011.32
now 1.15
1.25
Cade Smith
1.011.32
now 1.08
1.23

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Bryan Hudson
4049.60
now 28
23
Cade Smith
4049.60
now 42
34
Winshigher is better
Bryan Hudson
.2003.80
now 3
13
Cade Smith
.2003.80
now 2
12
Saveshigher is better
Bryan Hudson
.00029
now 2
13
Cade Smith
.00029
now 20
1121
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeBryan Hudson — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeCade Smith — hold.conf 0.50
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