MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 21, 2026
Portrait of Cade Cavalli
Cade Cavalli
WSH · P
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Portrait of Lucas Giolito
Lucas Giolito
SD · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Cade Cavalli.

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

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

Cade Cavalli wins 2 categories (K, WHIP); Lucas Giolito wins 1 (W); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Cade Cavalli
96.7
Lucas Giolito
90.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Cade Cavalli
12.0%
Lucas Giolito
9.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Cade Cavalli
26.2%
Lucas Giolito
13.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Cade Cavalli
30.9%
Lucas Giolito
19.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Cade Cavalli
40.5%
Lucas Giolito
43.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Cade Cavalli
6.9%
Lucas Giolito
4.2%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Cade Cavalli
.314
Lucas Giolito
.358
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
Cade Cavalli
3.085.51
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.62
4.12
Lucas Giolito
3.085.51
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.97
4.10
WHIPlower is better
Cade Cavalli
1.111.92
now 1.42
1.29
Lucas Giolito
1.111.92
now 1.74
1.30

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Cade Cavalli
40101.20
now 74
60
Lucas Giolito
40101.20
now 6
30
Winshigher is better
Cade Cavalli
.00011.80
now 3
24
Lucas Giolito
.00011.80
now 2
49

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · steadyCade Cavalli — hold.conf 0.60
Hold · wait & seeLucas Giolito — hold.conf 0.50
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