MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 2, 2026
Portrait of Drew Anderson
Drew Anderson
DET · P
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Portrait of Fernando Cruz
Fernando Cruz
NYY · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Drew Anderson.

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

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Drew Anderson wins 3 categories (K, ERA, SV); Fernando Cruz wins 2 (WHIP, W).

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Drew Anderson
95.8
Fernando Cruz
93.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Drew Anderson
14.2%
Fernando Cruz
17.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Drew Anderson
27.9%
Fernando Cruz
29.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Drew Anderson
34.7%
Fernando Cruz
29.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Drew Anderson
38.9%
Fernando Cruz
21.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Drew Anderson
7.8%
Fernando Cruz
6.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Drew Anderson
.287
Fernando Cruz
.272
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
Drew Anderson
24.77
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.03
3.41
Fernando Cruz
24.77
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.19
3.67
WHIPlower is better
Drew Anderson
1.181.37
now 1.26
1.28
Fernando Cruz
1.181.37
now 1.30
1.25

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Drew Anderson
4055.60
now 46
24
Fernando Cruz
4055.60
now 30
22
Winshigher is better
Drew Anderson
.2003.80
now 2
12
Fernando Cruz
.2003.80
now 3
13
Saveshigher is better
Drew Anderson
.0003.40
now 2
12
Fernando Cruz
.0003.40
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
BuyDrew Anderson — buy.conf 0.81
Hold · wait & seeFernando Cruz — hold.conf 0.50
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