MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 6, 2026
Portrait of Fernando Cruz
Fernando Cruz
NYY · P
Change to
Portrait of Jason Adam
Jason Adam
SD · 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. Jason Adam’s box score looks better right now, but it’s built on luck that won’t hold.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

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

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Fernando Cruz
93.1
Jason Adam
93.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Fernando Cruz
17.2%
Jason Adam
15.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Fernando Cruz
28.7%
Jason Adam
16.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Fernando Cruz
29.1%
Jason Adam
35.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Fernando Cruz
23.9%
Jason Adam
36.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Fernando Cruz
7.7%
Jason Adam
6.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Fernando Cruz
.277
Jason Adam
.288
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
24.82
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.19
3.17
Jason Adam
24.82
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.90
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Fernando Cruz
.9001.56
now 1.30
1.40
Jason Adam
.9001.56
now 1.00
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Fernando Cruz
4037.60
now 30
20
Jason Adam
4037.60
now 11
11
Winshigher is better
Fernando Cruz
.2003.80
now 3
13
Jason Adam
.2003.80
now 2
12
Saveshigher is better
Fernando Cruz
.0002.40
now 0
0
Jason Adam
.0002.40
now 1
01
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighFernando Cruz — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.82
Sell HighJason Adam — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.92
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