MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 4, 2026
Portrait of Fernando Cruz
Fernando Cruz
NYY · P
Change to
Portrait of Nate Pearson
Nate Pearson
KC · 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. Nate Pearson’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); Nate Pearson wins 2 (WHIP, SV).

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Fernando Cruz
93.2
Nate Pearson
97.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Fernando Cruz
17.4%
Nate Pearson
10.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Fernando Cruz
28.6%
Nate Pearson
18.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Fernando Cruz
29.1%
Nate Pearson
29.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Fernando Cruz
23.0%
Nate Pearson
33.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Fernando Cruz
7.1%
Nate Pearson
6.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Fernando Cruz
.276
Nate Pearson
.322
stabilized — trust it · small sample yet · dashed = league avg · right = better
05

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
25.18
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.19
3.14
Nate Pearson
25.18
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.00
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Fernando Cruz
.9601.54
now 1.30
1.41
Nate Pearson
.9601.54
now 1.09
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Fernando Cruz
4041.20
now 30
21
Nate Pearson
4041.20
now 2
8
Winshigher is better
Fernando Cruz
.0004.20
now 3
13
Nate Pearson
.0004.20
now 0
00
Saveshigher is better
Fernando Cruz
.0008.40
now 0
0
Nate Pearson
.0008.40
now 1
16
If you already own them — trade angle
BuyFernando Cruz — buy.conf 0.89
Sell HighNate Pearson — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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