Who's more valuable, rest of season
Sandy Alcantara.
He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA and WHIP. Kevin Gausman’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
ERA
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WHIP
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W
SV n/a
Sandy Alcantara wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Kevin Gausman wins 1 (K); 1 even; SV n/a.
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Kevin Gausman
93.9
Sandy Alcantara
97.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Kevin Gausman
13.6%
Sandy Alcantara
11.2%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Kevin Gausman
23.5%
Sandy Alcantara
18.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Kevin Gausman
34.4%
Sandy Alcantara
31.8%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Kevin Gausman
38.8%
Sandy Alcantara
35.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Kevin Gausman
7.7%
Sandy Alcantara
5.6%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Kevin Gausman
.307
Sandy Alcantara
.300
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
Kevin Gausman
2.555.17
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.13
3.93
Sandy Alcantara
2.555.17
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.59
3.74
WHIPlower is better
Kevin Gausman
1.011.38
now 1.09
1.30
Sandy Alcantara
1.011.38
now 1.30
1.29
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Kevin Gausman
4080
now 66
39
Sandy Alcantara
4080
now 57
31
Winshigher is better
Kevin Gausman
.0005.20
now 4
2–3
Sandy Alcantara
.0005.20
now 4
1–3
SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.
If you already own them — trade angle
Buy LowKevin Gausman — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.73
BuySandy Alcantara — buy.conf 0.71