Who's more valuable, rest of season
Dylan Cease.
He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts, ERA, and WHIP. Parker Messick’s box score looks better right now, but it’s built on luck that won’t hold.
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
Dylan Cease wins 3 categories (K, ERA, WHIP); Parker Messick wins 1 (W); SV n/a.
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Dylan Cease
97.8
Parker Messick
93.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Dylan Cease
17.4%
Parker Messick
13.2%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Dylan Cease
36.3%
Parker Messick
25.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Dylan Cease
32.6%
Parker Messick
32.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Dylan Cease
37.1%
Parker Messick
34.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Dylan Cease
5.0%
Parker Messick
6.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Dylan Cease
.274
Parker Messick
.288
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
23.79
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.91
3.01
Parker Messick
23.79
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.21
3.34
WHIPlower is better
Dylan Cease
11.31
now 1.16
1.20
Parker Messick
11.31
now 1.07
1.24
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Dylan Cease
52.80148.20
now 103
127
Parker Messick
52.80148.20
now 74
98
Winshigher is better
Dylan Cease
.00014.20
now 3
3–6
Parker Messick
.00014.20
now 6
5–11
SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.
If you already own them — trade angle
BuyDylan Cease — buy.conf 0.92
Sell HighParker Messick — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.91