MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 7, 2026
Portrait of Fernando Cruz
Fernando Cruz
NYY · P
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Portrait of Kevin Ginkel
Kevin Ginkel
AZ · 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); Kevin Ginkel 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
Kevin Ginkel
95.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Fernando Cruz
17.2%
Kevin Ginkel
14.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Fernando Cruz
28.7%
Kevin Ginkel
21.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Fernando Cruz
29.1%
Kevin Ginkel
35.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Fernando Cruz
23.9%
Kevin Ginkel
41.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Fernando Cruz
7.7%
Kevin Ginkel
9.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Fernando Cruz
.277
Kevin Ginkel
.312
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
24.32
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.19
3.16
Kevin Ginkel
24.32
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.09
3.71
WHIPlower is better
Fernando Cruz
.9401.53
now 1.30
1.40
Kevin Ginkel
.9401.53
now 1.07
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Fernando Cruz
4035.60
now 30
20
Kevin Ginkel
4035.60
now 28
19
Winshigher is better
Fernando Cruz
.0004.20
now 3
13
Kevin Ginkel
.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
Hold · wait & seeKevin Ginkel — hold.conf 0.50
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