MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 4, 2026
Portrait of Dylan Dodd
Dylan Dodd
ATL · P
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Portrait of Fernando Cruz
Fernando Cruz
NYY · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Fernando Cruz.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts, ERA, and wins. Dylan Dodd’s box score looks better right now, but it’s built on luck that won’t hold.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

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

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Dylan Dodd
94.2
Fernando Cruz
93.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Dylan Dodd
14.6%
Fernando Cruz
17.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Dylan Dodd
28.9%
Fernando Cruz
28.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Dylan Dodd
32.0%
Fernando Cruz
29.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Dylan Dodd
38.0%
Fernando Cruz
23.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Dylan Dodd
6.3%
Fernando Cruz
7.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Dylan Dodd
.255
Fernando Cruz
.276
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 Dodd
24.50
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.69
3.70
Fernando Cruz
24.50
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.19
3.14
WHIPlower is better
Dylan Dodd
.9001.67
now 0.75
1.24
Fernando Cruz
.9001.67
now 1.30
1.41

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Dylan Dodd
4037.20
now 12
14
Fernando Cruz
4037.20
now 30
21
Winshigher is better
Dylan Dodd
.0004.20
now 0
00
Fernando Cruz
.0004.20
now 3
13
Saveshigher is better
Dylan Dodd
.0004.40
now 1
13
Fernando Cruz
.0004.40
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighDylan Dodd — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.76
BuyFernando Cruz — buy.conf 0.89
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