MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 6, 2026
Portrait of Fernando Cruz
Fernando Cruz
NYY · P
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Portrait of Hunter Gaddis
Hunter Gaddis
CLE · 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); Hunter Gaddis wins 2 (WHIP, SV).

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Fernando Cruz
93.1
Hunter Gaddis
95.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Fernando Cruz
17.2%
Hunter Gaddis
15.2%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Fernando Cruz
28.7%
Hunter Gaddis
20.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Fernando Cruz
29.1%
Hunter Gaddis
30.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Fernando Cruz
23.9%
Hunter Gaddis
30.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Fernando Cruz
7.7%
Hunter Gaddis
8.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Fernando Cruz
.277
Hunter Gaddis
.335
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
25.28
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.19
3.17
Hunter Gaddis
25.28
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.40
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Fernando Cruz
1.101.74
now 1.30
1.40
Hunter Gaddis
1.101.74
now 1.60
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Fernando Cruz
4037.60
now 30
20
Hunter Gaddis
4037.60
now 12
11
Winshigher is better
Fernando Cruz
.2003.80
now 3
13
Hunter Gaddis
.2003.80
now 1
11
Saveshigher is better
Fernando Cruz
.0003.40
now 0
0
Hunter Gaddis
.0003.40
now 1
02
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighFernando Cruz — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.82
Hold · wait & seeHunter Gaddis — hold.conf 0.50
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