MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 16, 2026
Portrait of Bryce Elder
Bryce Elder
ATL · P
Change to
Portrait of Cade Cavalli
Cade Cavalli
WSH · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 11, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

Bryce Elder wins 1 (ERA); Cade Cavalli wins 1 (K); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Bryce Elder
92.5
Cade Cavalli
96.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Bryce Elder
10.6%
Cade Cavalli
12.0%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Bryce Elder
19.8%
Cade Cavalli
25.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Bryce Elder
29.4%
Cade Cavalli
31.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Bryce Elder
39.8%
Cade Cavalli
40.1%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Bryce Elder
5.4%
Cade Cavalli
6.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Bryce Elder
.303
Cade Cavalli
.316
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
Bryce Elder
24.80
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.50
3.79
Cade Cavalli
24.80
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.62
4.14
WHIPlower is better
Bryce Elder
.9401.56
now 1.08
1.31
Cade Cavalli
.9401.56
now 1.42
1.31

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Bryce Elder
44.6082.40
now 61
53
Cade Cavalli
44.6082.40
now 74
65
Winshigher is better
Bryce Elder
.8006.20
now 4
25
Cade Cavalli
.8006.20
now 3
24

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyBryce Elder — buy.conf 0.69
Hold · steadyCade Cavalli — hold.conf 0.60
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