MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 10, 2026
Portrait of Fernando Cruz
Fernando Cruz
NYY · P
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Portrait of Matt Gage
Matt Gage
SF · 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 and ERA.

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

Fernando Cruz wins 2 categories (K, ERA); Matt Gage wins 1 (WHIP); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Fernando Cruz
93.2
Matt Gage
92.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Fernando Cruz
17.1%
Matt Gage
11.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Fernando Cruz
28.6%
Matt Gage
17.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Fernando Cruz
29.3%
Matt Gage
34.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Fernando Cruz
27.1%
Matt Gage
31.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Fernando Cruz
9.0%
Matt Gage
10.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Fernando Cruz
.281
Matt Gage
.352
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
24.39
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.19
3.27
Matt Gage
24.39
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.63
3.76
WHIPlower is better
Fernando Cruz
1.191.45
now 1.30
1.38
Matt Gage
1.191.45
now 1.29
1.26

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Fernando Cruz
4040.40
now 30
6
Matt Gage
4040.40
now 19
4
Winshigher is better
Fernando Cruz
.0005.60
now 3
01
Matt Gage
.0005.60
now 4
01

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyFernando Cruz — buy.conf 0.85
Hold · wait & seeMatt Gage — hold.conf 0.50
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