MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 4, 2026
Portrait of Fernando Cruz
Fernando Cruz
NYY · P
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Portrait of Shawn Armstrong
Shawn Armstrong
CLE · P
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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.

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

Fernando Cruz wins 3 categories (K, ERA, W); Shawn Armstrong wins 1 (WHIP); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Fernando Cruz
93.2
Shawn Armstrong
93.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Fernando Cruz
17.4%
Shawn Armstrong
11.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Fernando Cruz
28.6%
Shawn Armstrong
22.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Fernando Cruz
29.1%
Shawn Armstrong
24.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Fernando Cruz
23.0%
Shawn Armstrong
34.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Fernando Cruz
7.1%
Shawn Armstrong
6.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Fernando Cruz
.276
Shawn Armstrong
.309
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
24.30
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.19
3.14
Shawn Armstrong
24.30
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.60
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Fernando Cruz
1.171.48
now 1.30
1.41
Shawn Armstrong
1.171.48
now 1.33
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Fernando Cruz
4035.60
now 30
21
Shawn Armstrong
4035.60
now 19
18
Winshigher is better
Fernando Cruz
.2003.80
now 3
13
Shawn Armstrong
.2003.80
now 1
11

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyFernando Cruz — buy.conf 0.89
Hold · wait & seeShawn Armstrong — hold.conf 0.50
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