MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 17, 2026
Portrait of Cooper Criswell
Cooper Criswell
SEA · P
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Portrait of Garrett Cleavinger
Garrett Cleavinger
TB · 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

Cooper Criswell wins 2 (ERA, W); Garrett Cleavinger wins 2 (K, WHIP); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Cooper Criswell
91.0
Garrett Cleavinger
96.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Cooper Criswell
10.6%
Garrett Cleavinger
12.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Cooper Criswell
19.0%
Garrett Cleavinger
32.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Cooper Criswell
36.8%
Garrett Cleavinger
35.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Cooper Criswell
36.0%
Garrett Cleavinger
39.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Cooper Criswell
4.5%
Garrett Cleavinger
7.6%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Cooper Criswell
.286
Garrett Cleavinger
.288
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
Cooper Criswell
2.833.95
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.08
3.68
Garrett Cleavinger
2.833.95
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.65
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Cooper Criswell
.9601.60
now 1.10
1.25
Garrett Cleavinger
.9601.60
now 1.46
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Cooper Criswell
4029.60
now 19
16
Garrett Cleavinger
4029.60
now 17
24
Winshigher is better
Cooper Criswell
.2003.80
now 2
13
Garrett Cleavinger
.2003.80
now 1
12
Saveshigher is better
Cooper Criswell
.0004.40
now 1
02
Garrett Cleavinger
.0004.40
now 1
13
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeCooper Criswell — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeGarrett Cleavinger — hold.conf 0.50
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