MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 19, 2026
Portrait of Fernando Cruz
Fernando Cruz
NYY · P
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Portrait of Rico Garcia
Rico Garcia
BAL · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22, 1 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Fernando Cruz wins 2 (K, W); Rico Garcia wins 2 (WHIP, SV); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Fernando Cruz
93.2
Rico Garcia
95.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Fernando Cruz
17.5%
Rico Garcia
17.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Fernando Cruz
29.8%
Rico Garcia
27.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Fernando Cruz
29.7%
Rico Garcia
27.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Fernando Cruz
21.9%
Rico Garcia
35.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Fernando Cruz
6.3%
Rico Garcia
6.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Fernando Cruz
.267
Rico Garcia
.274
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
24.85
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.19
3.67
Rico Garcia
24.85
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.71
3.67
WHIPlower is better
Fernando Cruz
.9001.57
now 1.30
1.25
Rico Garcia
.9001.57
now 0.63
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Fernando Cruz
4035.60
now 30
28
Rico Garcia
4035.60
now 28
21
Winshigher is better
Fernando Cruz
.0005.20
now 3
14
Rico Garcia
.0005.20
now 3
23
Saveshigher is better
Fernando Cruz
.0004.40
now 0
0
Rico Garcia
.0004.40
now 3
23
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeFernando Cruz — hold.conf 0.50
Sell HighRico Garcia — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.73
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