Who's more valuable, rest of season
Luis Castillo.
He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts, ERA, and WHIP. Eduardo Rodriguez’s box score looks better right now, but it’s built on luck that won’t hold.
Head-to-head
K
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ERA
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WHIP
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W
SV n/a
Luis Castillo wins 3 categories (K, ERA, WHIP); Eduardo Rodriguez wins 1 (W); SV n/a.
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Eduardo Rodriguez
92.0
Luis Castillo
95.3
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Eduardo Rodriguez
9.0%
Luis Castillo
12.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Eduardo Rodriguez
17.1%
Luis Castillo
21.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Eduardo Rodriguez
29.0%
Luis Castillo
32.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Eduardo Rodriguez
37.4%
Luis Castillo
44.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Eduardo Rodriguez
8.5%
Luis Castillo
9.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Eduardo Rodriguez
.340
Luis Castillo
.329
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
Eduardo Rodriguez
26.85
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.24
4.61
Luis Castillo
26.85
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.53
4.39
WHIPlower is better
Eduardo Rodriguez
1.091.55
now 1.19
1.36
Luis Castillo
1.091.55
now 1.45
1.33
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Eduardo Rodriguez
4480
now 52
60
Luis Castillo
4480
now 56
72
Winshigher is better
Eduardo Rodriguez
.0009
now 5
3–7
Luis Castillo
.0009
now 2
2–3
SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighEduardo Rodriguez — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
SellLuis Castillo — sell.conf 0.68