MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 10, 2026
Portrait of Fernando Cruz
Fernando Cruz
NYY · P
Change to
PJ Poulin
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 and ERA.

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

Fernando Cruz wins 2 categories (K, ERA); PJ Poulin 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
PJ Poulin
90.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Fernando Cruz
17.1%
PJ Poulin
6.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Fernando Cruz
28.6%
PJ Poulin
16.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Fernando Cruz
29.3%
PJ Poulin
23.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Fernando Cruz
27.1%
PJ Poulin
44.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Fernando Cruz
9.0%
PJ Poulin
9.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Fernando Cruz
.281
PJ Poulin
.353
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
24.42
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.19
3.27
PJ Poulin
24.42
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.20
3.78
WHIPlower is better
Fernando Cruz
1.181.54
now 1.30
1.38
PJ Poulin
1.181.54
now 1.46
1.26

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Fernando Cruz
4040.40
now 30
6
PJ Poulin
4040.40
now 18
4
Winshigher is better
Fernando Cruz
.0004.20
now 3
01
PJ Poulin
.0004.20
now 3
01

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyFernando Cruz — buy.conf 0.85
Sell HighPJ Poulin — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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