MLB Daily DeltaWeek 14 · June 29, 2026
Portrait of Fernando Cruz
Fernando Cruz
NYY · P
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Portrait of Gabe Speier
Gabe Speier
SEA · P
Change to
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.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

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

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Fernando Cruz
93.2
Gabe Speier
95.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Fernando Cruz
18.1%
Gabe Speier
13.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Fernando Cruz
31.9%
Gabe Speier
22.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Fernando Cruz
29.1%
Gabe Speier
33.8%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Fernando Cruz
22.4%
Gabe Speier
34.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Fernando Cruz
5.3%
Gabe Speier
12.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Fernando Cruz
.263
Gabe Speier
.310
stabilized — trust it · small sample yet · dashed = league avg · right = better
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The tape

Rest-of-season projection · bold = leads
rest-of-season projection current season projection range
Rate · earned-run quality
ERAlower is better
Fernando Cruz
24.30
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.19
3.66
Gabe Speier
24.30
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.45
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Fernando Cruz
1.171.37
now 1.30
1.25
Gabe Speier
1.171.37
now 1.30
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Fernando Cruz
4045.40
now 30
37
Gabe Speier
4045.40
now 16
31
Winshigher is better
Fernando Cruz
.0006.60
now 3
25
Gabe Speier
.0006.60
now 1
12
Saveshigher is better
Fernando Cruz
.0004.40
now 0
0
Gabe Speier
.0004.40
now 1
13
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighFernando Cruz — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.83
Hold · wait & seeGabe Speier — hold.conf 0.50
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