MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 19, 2026
Portrait of Cade Smith
Cade Smith
CLE · P
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Portrait of Mason Miller
Mason Miller
SD · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22, 1 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Cade Smith wins 2 (W, SV); Mason Miller wins 2 (K, ERA); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Cade Smith
96.9
Mason Miller
101.3
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Cade Smith
17.0%
Mason Miller
22.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Cade Smith
34.8%
Mason Miller
48.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Cade Smith
33.5%
Mason Miller
37.8%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Cade Smith
45.2%
Mason Miller
23.1%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Cade Smith
10.4%
Mason Miller
3.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Cade Smith
.286
Mason Miller
.178
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
24.86
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.60
3.68
Mason Miller
24.86
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.72
3.59
WHIPlower is better
Cade Smith
.9001.39
now 1.08
1.23
Mason Miller
.9001.39
now 0.84
1.23

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Cade Smith
4055
now 42
34
Mason Miller
4055
now 49
38
Winshigher is better
Cade Smith
.5202.48
now 2
12
Mason Miller
.5202.48
now 1
11
Saveshigher is better
Cade Smith
5.6025.40
now 20
1121
Mason Miller
5.6025.40
now 17
1019
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeCade Smith — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeMason Miller — hold.conf 0.50
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