MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 7, 2026
Cade Povich
BAL · P
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Portrait of Robbie Ray
Robbie Ray
SD · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Cade Povich.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA and WHIP. Robbie Ray’s box score looks better right now, but it’s built on luck that won’t hold.

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

Cade Povich wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Robbie Ray wins 1 (K); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Cade Povich
91.9
Robbie Ray
93.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Cade Povich
12.2%
Robbie Ray
11.9%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Cade Povich
18.1%
Robbie Ray
20.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Cade Povich
31.7%
Robbie Ray
29.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Cade Povich
44.2%
Robbie Ray
37.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Cade Povich
7.8%
Robbie Ray
8.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Cade Povich
.333
Robbie Ray
.324
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 Povich
3.695.53
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.12
4.10
Robbie Ray
3.695.53
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.45
4.31
WHIPlower is better
Cade Povich
1.231.47
now 1.34
1.30
Robbie Ray
1.231.47
now 1.40
1.39

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Cade Povich
4077.80
now 12
23
Robbie Ray
4077.80
now 59
41
Winshigher is better
Cade Povich
.2003.80
now 1
12
Robbie Ray
.2003.80
now 3
13

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeCade Povich — hold.conf 0.50
Sell HighRobbie Ray — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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