MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 10, 2026
Portrait of Fernando Cruz
Fernando Cruz
NYY · P
Change to
Portrait of Orlando Ribalta
Orlando Ribalta
WSH · 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. Orlando Ribalta’s box score looks better right now, but the luck-stripped projection flips it.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Fernando Cruz wins 3 categories (K, ERA, W); Orlando Ribalta 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
93.2
Orlando Ribalta
96.9
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Fernando Cruz
17.1%
Orlando Ribalta
13.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Fernando Cruz
28.6%
Orlando Ribalta
23.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Fernando Cruz
29.3%
Orlando Ribalta
36.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Fernando Cruz
27.1%
Orlando Ribalta
32.2%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Fernando Cruz
9.0%
Orlando Ribalta
7.6%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Fernando Cruz
.281
Orlando Ribalta
.296
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
24.49
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.19
3.27
Orlando Ribalta
24.49
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.72
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Fernando Cruz
.9001.58
now 1.30
1.38
Orlando Ribalta
.9001.58
now 0.89
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Fernando Cruz
4040.80
now 30
6
Orlando Ribalta
4040.80
now 12
3
Winshigher is better
Fernando Cruz
.0004.20
now 3
01
Orlando Ribalta
.0004.20
now 0
00
Saveshigher is better
Fernando Cruz
.0003.40
now 0
0
Orlando Ribalta
.0003.40
now 2
01
If you already own them — trade angle
BuyFernando Cruz — buy.conf 0.85
Hold · wait & seeOrlando Ribalta — hold.conf 0.50
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