MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 4, 2026
Cionel Pérez
NYM · P
Change to
Portrait of Fernando Cruz
Fernando Cruz
NYY · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Fernando Cruz.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts and ERA.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV n/a

Fernando Cruz wins 2 categories (K, ERA); Cionel Pérez wins 1 (WHIP); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Cionel Pérez
96.9
Fernando Cruz
93.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Cionel Pérez
11.6%
Fernando Cruz
17.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Cionel Pérez
22.7%
Fernando Cruz
28.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Cionel Pérez
30.0%
Fernando Cruz
29.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Cionel Pérez
50.0%
Fernando Cruz
23.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Cionel Pérez
12.9%
Fernando Cruz
7.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Cionel Pérez
.346
Fernando Cruz
.276
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
Cionel Pérez
27.27
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.82
3.70
Fernando Cruz
27.27
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.19
3.14
WHIPlower is better
Cionel Pérez
1.101.73
now 1.59
1.24
Fernando Cruz
1.101.73
now 1.30
1.41

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Cionel Pérez
4038.80
now 10
8
Fernando Cruz
4038.80
now 30
21
Winshigher is better
Cionel Pérez
.2003.80
now 2
13
Fernando Cruz
.2003.80
now 3
13

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeCionel Pérez — hold.conf 0.50
BuyFernando Cruz — buy.conf 0.89
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