Who's more valuable, rest of season
Craig Kimbrel.
He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts, ERA, and WHIP. Luis Medina’s box score looks better right now, but the luck-stripped projection flips it.
Head-to-head
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K
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ERA
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WHIP
W
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SV n/a
Craig Kimbrel wins 3 categories (K, ERA, WHIP); Luis Medina wins 1 (W); SV n/a.
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Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Craig Kimbrel
93.7
Luis Medina
97.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Craig Kimbrel
12.6%
Luis Medina
13.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Craig Kimbrel
23.2%
Luis Medina
26.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Craig Kimbrel
28.6%
Luis Medina
24.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Craig Kimbrel
36.1%
Luis Medina
37.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Craig Kimbrel
3.6%
Luis Medina
6.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Craig Kimbrel
.316
Luis Medina
.315
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
Craig Kimbrel
26.73
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.63
3.70
Luis Medina
26.73
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.88
3.72
WHIPlower is better
Craig Kimbrel
1.101.54
now 1.44
1.24
Luis Medina
1.101.54
now 1.20
1.25
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Craig Kimbrel
4034.60
now 17
29
Luis Medina
4034.60
now 27
22
Winshigher is better
Craig Kimbrel
.0001.48
now 0
0–0
Luis Medina
.0001.48
now 1
0–1
SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeCraig Kimbrel — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeLuis Medina — hold.conf 0.50