Who's more valuable, rest of season
Steven Cruz.
He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts, ERA, and WHIP. Javier Assad’s box score looks better right now, but it’s built on luck that won’t hold.
Head-to-head
K
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ERA
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WHIP
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W
SV n/a
Steven Cruz wins 3 categories (K, ERA, WHIP); Javier Assad wins 1 (W); SV n/a.
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Javier Assad
93.2
Steven Cruz
98.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Javier Assad
5.6%
Steven Cruz
17.2%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Javier Assad
15.2%
Steven Cruz
29.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Javier Assad
22.5%
Steven Cruz
27.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Javier Assad
48.7%
Steven Cruz
36.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Javier Assad
8.4%
Steven Cruz
11.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Javier Assad
.336
Steven Cruz
.316
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
Javier Assad
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.88
4.40
Steven Cruz
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 8.36
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Javier Assad
.9902.11
now 1.27
1.29
Steven Cruz
.9902.11
now 1.86
1.24
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Javier Assad
4030.60
now 14
23
Steven Cruz
4030.60
now 20
25
Winshigher is better
Javier Assad
.0009.80
now 3
2–7
Steven Cruz
.0009.80
now 0
0–0
SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighJavier Assad — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.91
Hold · wait & seeSteven Cruz — hold.conf 0.50