MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 23, 2026
Portrait of Cade Smith
Cade Smith
CLE · P
Change to
Josh Hader
HOU · P
Change to
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 wins.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Cade Smith wins 4 categories (K, ERA, WHIP, W); Josh Hader wins 0 (none); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Cade Smith
97.0
Josh Hader
95.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Cade Smith
17.2%
Josh Hader
20.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Cade Smith
35.3%
Josh Hader
39.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Cade Smith
33.8%
Josh Hader
42.8%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Cade Smith
43.9%
Josh Hader
22.2%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Cade Smith
10.1%
Josh Hader
2.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Cade Smith
.278
Josh Hader
.189
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
25.18
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.60
3.66
Josh Hader
25.18
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.00
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Cade Smith
.9001.34
now 1.08
1.23
Josh Hader
.9001.34
now 1.00
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Cade Smith
4058.40
now 42
31
Josh Hader
4058.40
now 1
16
Winshigher is better
Cade Smith
.0002.80
now 2
12
Josh Hader
.0002.80
now 0
00
Saveshigher is better
Cade Smith
.00038.80
now 20
1019
Josh Hader
.00038.80
now 1
628
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeCade Smith — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeJosh Hader — hold.conf 0.50
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