Who's more valuable, rest of season
Zac Thornton.
He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts. Carson Palmquist’s box score looks better right now, but it’s built on luck that won’t hold.
Head-to-head
K
▶
ERA
WHIP
W
SV n/a
Zac Thornton wins 1 categories (K); Carson Palmquist wins 0 (none); 3 even; SV n/a.
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Carson Palmquist
91.2
Zac Thornton
92.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Carson Palmquist
11.4%
Zac Thornton
10.1%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Carson Palmquist
20.3%
Zac Thornton
17.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Carson Palmquist
35.4%
Zac Thornton
29.8%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Carson Palmquist
24.5%
Zac Thornton
40.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Carson Palmquist
4.1%
Zac Thornton
10.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Carson Palmquist
.320
Zac Thornton
.337
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
Carson Palmquist
2.045.01
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.70
4.10
Zac Thornton
2.045.01
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.35
4.10
WHIPlower is better
Carson Palmquist
.9001.46
now 0.90
1.30
Zac Thornton
.9001.46
now 1.16
1.30
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Carson Palmquist
4046.40
now 3
21
Zac Thornton
4046.40
now 10
34
Winshigher is better
Carson Palmquist
.000.480
now 0
0–0
Zac Thornton
.000.480
now 0
0–0
SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.
If you already own them — trade angle
Buy LowCarson Palmquist — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.90
Sell HighZac Thornton — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95