MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 27, 2026
Dylan Cease
TOR · P
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Portrait of Gerrit Cole
Gerrit Cole
NYY · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 1–1, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
◀
ERA
WHIP
▶
W
SV n/a

Dylan Cease wins 1 (ERA); Gerrit Cole wins 1 (WHIP); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Dylan Cease
96.8
Gerrit Cole
96.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Dylan Cease
15.3%
Gerrit Cole
10.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Dylan Cease
34.9%
Gerrit Cole
25.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Dylan Cease
31.8%
Gerrit Cole
29.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Dylan Cease
31.5%
Gerrit Cole
44.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Dylan Cease
5.5%
Gerrit Cole
8.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Dylan Cease
.265
Gerrit Cole
.300
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
Dylan Cease
25.29
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.91
2.92
Gerrit Cole
25.29
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.00
3.78
WHIPlower is better
Dylan Cease
.9001.44
now 1.16
1.23
Gerrit Cole
.9001.44
now 0.71
1.12

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Dylan Cease
40144.20
now 103
0
Gerrit Cole
40144.20
now 12
0
Winshigher is better
Dylan Cease
.0004.20
now 3
0–0
Gerrit Cole
.0004.20
now 1
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighDylan Cease — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.86
BuyGerrit Cole — buy.conf 0.70
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