MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 27, 2026
Portrait of Chase Shugart
Chase Shugart
PHI · P
Change to
Portrait of Steven Cruz
Steven Cruz
KC · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 1–1, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
◀
ERA
WHIP
▶
W
SV n/a

Chase Shugart wins 1 (ERA); Steven Cruz wins 1 (WHIP); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Chase Shugart
96.1
Steven Cruz
98.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Chase Shugart
9.7%
Steven Cruz
15.2%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Chase Shugart
25.9%
Steven Cruz
26.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Chase Shugart
26.2%
Steven Cruz
27.9%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Chase Shugart
32.8%
Steven Cruz
37.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Chase Shugart
10.2%
Steven Cruz
11.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Chase Shugart
.303
Steven Cruz
.310
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
Chase Shugart
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.33
3.80
Steven Cruz
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 8.36
3.93
WHIPlower is better
Chase Shugart
.9002.23
now 0.93
1.26
Steven Cruz
.9002.23
now 1.86
1.25

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Chase Shugart
4028
now 20
0
Steven Cruz
4028
now 20
0
Winshigher is better
Chase Shugart
.0002.80
now 2
0–0
Steven Cruz
.0002.80
now 0
0–0

SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · leans buyChase Shugart — hold.conf 0.60
Hold · steadySteven Cruz — hold.conf 0.60
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