Who's more valuable, rest of season
Tarik Skubal.
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
Tarik Skubal wins 3 categories (K, ERA, WHIP); Eduardo Rodriguez wins 0 (none); 1 even; SV n/a.
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Eduardo Rodriguez
92.0
Tarik Skubal
96.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Eduardo Rodriguez
9.4%
Tarik Skubal
17.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Eduardo Rodriguez
16.5%
Tarik Skubal
31.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Eduardo Rodriguez
29.2%
Tarik Skubal
36.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Eduardo Rodriguez
35.3%
Tarik Skubal
36.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Eduardo Rodriguez
8.8%
Tarik Skubal
7.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Eduardo Rodriguez
.336
Tarik Skubal
.269
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
25.47
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.24
4.55
Tarik Skubal
25.47
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.70
2.98
WHIPlower is better
Eduardo Rodriguez
.9001.51
now 1.19
1.35
Tarik Skubal
.9001.51
now 0.95
1.00
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Eduardo Rodriguez
4058.40
now 52
36
Tarik Skubal
4058.40
now 45
42
Winshigher is better
Eduardo Rodriguez
.8006.20
now 5
2–4
Tarik Skubal
.8006.20
now 3
2–4
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
BuyTarik Skubal — buy.conf 0.92