Who's more valuable, rest of season
Too close to call.
They split your categories 2–2, 1 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.
Head-to-head
K
▶
ERA
▶
WHIP
◀
W
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SV
Cade Smith wins 2 (W, SV); Grant Taylor wins 2 (K, ERA); 1 even.
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Cade Smith
96.9
Grant Taylor
98.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Cade Smith
17.0%
Grant Taylor
14.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Cade Smith
34.8%
Grant Taylor
33.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Cade Smith
33.5%
Grant Taylor
34.8%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Cade Smith
45.2%
Grant Taylor
42.1%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Cade Smith
10.4%
Grant Taylor
7.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Cade Smith
.286
Grant Taylor
.243
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 Smith
24.30
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.60
3.68
Grant Taylor
24.30
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.12
3.59
WHIPlower is better
Cade Smith
1.011.30
now 1.08
1.23
Grant Taylor
1.011.30
now 1.11
1.23
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Cade Smith
4049.60
now 42
34
Grant Taylor
4049.60
now 44
35
Winshigher is better
Cade Smith
.0002.80
now 2
1–2
Grant Taylor
.0002.80
now 1
0–1
Saveshigher is better
Cade Smith
.00029.40
now 20
11–21
Grant Taylor
.00029.40
now 1
0–1
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeCade Smith — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeGrant Taylor — hold.conf 0.50