MLB Daily DeltaWeek 13 · June 19, 2026
Portrait of Cade Smith
Cade Smith
CLE · P
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Portrait of José Fermin
José Fermin
LAA · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Cade Smith.

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

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Cade Smith wins 4 categories (K, ERA, WHIP, SV); José Fermin wins 1 (W).

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Cade Smith
96.8
José Fermin
96.3
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Cade Smith
17.8%
José Fermin
14.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Cade Smith
38.0%
José Fermin
22.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Cade Smith
32.4%
José Fermin
32.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Cade Smith
44.4%
José Fermin
54.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Cade Smith
8.1%
José Fermin
10.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Cade Smith
.239
José Fermin
.372
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 Smith
26.52
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.60
3.60
José Fermin
26.52
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.40
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Cade Smith
.9001.91
now 1.08
1.22
José Fermin
.9001.91
now 1.67
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Cade Smith
4062.80
now 42
50
José Fermin
4062.80
now 18
37
Winshigher is better
Cade Smith
.4007.60
now 2
23
José Fermin
.4007.60
now 2
26
Saveshigher is better
Cade Smith
.00044.80
now 20
1732
José Fermin
.00044.80
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeCade Smith — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeJosé Fermin — hold.conf 0.50
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