MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 1, 2026
Portrait of Dustin May
Dustin May
STL · P
Change to
Edward Cabrera
CHC · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Dustin May.

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

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

Dustin May wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Edward Cabrera wins 1 (K); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Dustin May
96.9
Edward Cabrera
96.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Dustin May
10.5%
Edward Cabrera
12.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Dustin May
23.1%
Edward Cabrera
21.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Dustin May
29.8%
Edward Cabrera
32.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Dustin May
46.1%
Edward Cabrera
42.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Dustin May
6.5%
Edward Cabrera
11.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Dustin May
.306
Edward Cabrera
.338
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
Dustin May
3.485.42
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.57
3.91
Edward Cabrera
3.485.42
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.99
4.60
WHIPlower is better
Dustin May
1.231.49
now 1.30
1.33
Edward Cabrera
1.231.49
now 1.42
1.38

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Dustin May
4059.40
now 51
37
Edward Cabrera
4059.40
now 53
44
Winshigher is better
Dustin May
.2003.80
now 3
13
Edward Cabrera
.2003.80
now 3
13

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Buy LowDustin May — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.74
SellEdward Cabrera — sell.conf 0.78
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