MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 27, 2026
Dylan Cease
TOR · P
Change to
Max Fried
NYY · P
Change to
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 (WHIP); Max Fried wins 1 (ERA); 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
Max Fried
94.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Dylan Cease
15.3%
Max Fried
11.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Dylan Cease
34.9%
Max Fried
24.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Dylan Cease
31.8%
Max Fried
30.2%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Dylan Cease
31.5%
Max Fried
29.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Dylan Cease
5.5%
Max Fried
2.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Dylan Cease
.265
Max Fried
.246
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
Dylan Cease
2.233.49
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.91
2.92
Max Fried
2.233.49
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.21
2.51
WHIPlower is better
Dylan Cease
.9201.33
now 1.16
1.23
Max Fried
.9201.33
now 1.01
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Dylan Cease
40144.20
now 103
0
Max Fried
40144.20
now 50
0
Winshigher is better
Dylan Cease
.0005.60
now 3
0–0
Max Fried
.0005.60
now 4
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
BuyMax Fried — buy.conf 0.92
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