MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 10, 2026
Portrait of Fernando Cruz
Fernando Cruz
NYY · P
Change to
Portrait of Trent Thornton
Trent Thornton
CHC · 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); Trent Thornton wins 1 (WHIP); 1 even; SV n/a.

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Fernando Cruz
93.2
Trent Thornton
95.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Fernando Cruz
17.1%
Trent Thornton
10.0%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Fernando Cruz
28.6%
Trent Thornton
15.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Fernando Cruz
29.3%
Trent Thornton
30.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Fernando Cruz
27.1%
Trent Thornton
44.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Fernando Cruz
9.0%
Trent Thornton
10.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Fernando Cruz
.281
Trent Thornton
.344
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
24.39
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.19
3.27
Trent Thornton
24.39
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.98
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Fernando Cruz
.9001.58
now 1.30
1.38
Trent Thornton
.9001.58
now 0.88
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Fernando Cruz
4040.80
now 30
6
Trent Thornton
4040.80
now 6
3
Winshigher is better
Fernando Cruz
.0004.20
now 3
01
Trent Thornton
.0004.20
now 2
01

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

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