MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 27, 2026
Portrait of Cade Cavalli
Cade Cavalli
WSH · P
Change to
Portrait of Nick Martinez
Nick Martinez
TB · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 1–1, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
◀
ERA
WHIP
▶
W
SV n/a

Cade Cavalli wins 1 (ERA); Nick Martinez wins 1 (WHIP); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Cade Cavalli
96.8
Nick Martinez
92.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Cade Cavalli
13.0%
Nick Martinez
8.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Cade Cavalli
28.3%
Nick Martinez
15.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Cade Cavalli
32.1%
Nick Martinez
32.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Cade Cavalli
40.5%
Nick Martinez
32.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Cade Cavalli
7.0%
Nick Martinez
6.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Cade Cavalli
.296
Nick Martinez
.305
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
Cade Cavalli
24.84
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.62
3.68
Nick Martinez
24.84
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.62
3.92
WHIPlower is better
Cade Cavalli
.9901.54
now 1.42
1.21
Nick Martinez
.9901.54
now 1.11
1.15

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Cade Cavalli
40103.60
now 74
0
Nick Martinez
40103.60
now 41
0
Winshigher is better
Cade Cavalli
.0007
now 3
0–0
Nick Martinez
.0007
now 5
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyCade Cavalli — buy.conf 0.73
Sell HighNick Martinez — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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