Who's more valuable, rest of season
Cade Smith.
He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts, WHIP, and saves. Robert Suarez’s box score looks better right now, but it’s built on luck that won’t hold.
Head-to-head
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K
ERA
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WHIP
W
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SV
Cade Smith wins 3 categories (K, WHIP, SV); Robert Suarez wins 1 (W); 1 even.
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Cade Smith
96.9
Robert Suarez
98.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Cade Smith
17.0%
Robert Suarez
12.9%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Cade Smith
34.8%
Robert Suarez
21.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Cade Smith
33.5%
Robert Suarez
38.8%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Cade Smith
45.2%
Robert Suarez
33.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Cade Smith
10.4%
Robert Suarez
3.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Cade Smith
.286
Robert Suarez
.282
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
24.87
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.60
3.68
Robert Suarez
24.87
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.71
3.68
WHIPlower is better
Cade Smith
.9001.40
now 1.08
1.23
Robert Suarez
.9001.40
now 0.83
1.24
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Cade Smith
4050.40
now 42
34
Robert Suarez
4050.40
now 22
21
Winshigher is better
Cade Smith
.0006.60
now 2
1–2
Robert Suarez
.0006.60
now 4
2–5
Saveshigher is better
Cade Smith
.00028.60
now 20
11–21
Robert Suarez
.00028.60
now 4
2–4
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeCade Smith — hold.conf 0.50
Sell HighRobert Suarez — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95