MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 7, 2026
Portrait of Fernando Cruz
Fernando Cruz
NYY · P
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Portrait of Grant Wolfram
Grant Wolfram
BAL · 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.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV n/a

Fernando Cruz wins 3 categories (K, ERA, W); Grant Wolfram wins 1 (WHIP); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Fernando Cruz
93.1
Grant Wolfram
95.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Fernando Cruz
17.2%
Grant Wolfram
11.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Fernando Cruz
28.7%
Grant Wolfram
24.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Fernando Cruz
29.1%
Grant Wolfram
30.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Fernando Cruz
23.9%
Grant Wolfram
36.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Fernando Cruz
7.7%
Grant Wolfram
5.2%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Fernando Cruz
.277
Grant Wolfram
.286
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
24.75
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.19
3.16
Grant Wolfram
24.75
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.02
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Fernando Cruz
1.121.65
now 1.30
1.40
Grant Wolfram
1.121.65
now 1.53
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Fernando Cruz
4035.60
now 30
20
Grant Wolfram
4035.60
now 21
18
Winshigher is better
Fernando Cruz
.0004.20
now 3
13
Grant Wolfram
.0004.20
now 1
01

SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighFernando Cruz — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.81
Buy LowGrant Wolfram — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.90
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