Who's more valuable, rest of season
Justin Slaten.
He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts. Burch Smith’s box score looks better right now, but the luck-stripped projection flips it.
Head-to-head
K
▶
ERA
WHIP
W
SV n/a
Justin Slaten wins 1 categories (K); Burch Smith wins 0 (none); 3 even; SV n/a.
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Burch Smith
93.8
Justin Slaten
96.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Burch Smith
10.4%
Justin Slaten
12.9%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Burch Smith
27.4%
Justin Slaten
28.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Burch Smith
26.2%
Justin Slaten
27.2%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Burch Smith
47.8%
Justin Slaten
43.1%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Burch Smith
4.3%
Justin Slaten
7.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Burch Smith
.287
Justin Slaten
.300
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
Burch Smith
2.963.92
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.18
3.70
Justin Slaten
2.963.92
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.60
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Burch Smith
1.151.56
now 1.47
1.24
Justin Slaten
1.151.56
now 1.30
1.24
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Burch Smith
4035
now 20
28
Justin Slaten
4035
now 14
29
Winshigher is better
Burch Smith
.000.480
now 0
0–0
Justin Slaten
.000.480
now 0
0–0
SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeBurch Smith — hold.conf 0.50
Buy LowJustin Slaten — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.90