Who's more valuable, rest of season
José Alvarado.
He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts and ERA. Taylor Clarke’s box score looks better right now, but it’s built on luck that won’t hold.
Head-to-head
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K
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ERA
WHIP
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W
SV n/a
José Alvarado wins 2 categories (K, ERA); Taylor Clarke wins 1 (WHIP); 1 even; SV n/a.
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
José Alvarado
97.2
Taylor Clarke
94.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
José Alvarado
13.3%
Taylor Clarke
10.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
José Alvarado
26.9%
Taylor Clarke
15.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
José Alvarado
33.0%
Taylor Clarke
31.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
José Alvarado
29.6%
Taylor Clarke
31.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
José Alvarado
4.9%
Taylor Clarke
8.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
José Alvarado
.303
Taylor Clarke
.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
José Alvarado
27.11
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.59
3.79
Taylor Clarke
27.11
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.80
4.03
WHIPlower is better
José Alvarado
.9002.26
now 1.81
1.34
Taylor Clarke
.9002.26
now 0.68
1.21
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
José Alvarado
4035.60
now 26
6
Taylor Clarke
4035.60
now 12
2
Winshigher is better
José Alvarado
.0002.80
now 1
0–0
Taylor Clarke
.0002.80
now 2
0–1
SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.
If you already own them — trade angle
Buy LowJosé Alvarado — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.90
Sell HighTaylor Clarke — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95