Who's more valuable, rest of season
Michael Rucker.
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
W
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SV n/a
Michael Rucker wins 2 categories (K, ERA); Taylor Clarke wins 1 (W); 1 even; SV n/a.
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Michael Rucker
95.9
Taylor Clarke
94.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Michael Rucker
13.5%
Taylor Clarke
9.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Michael Rucker
27.1%
Taylor Clarke
13.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Michael Rucker
35.4%
Taylor Clarke
30.9%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Michael Rucker
40.0%
Taylor Clarke
32.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Michael Rucker
7.3%
Taylor Clarke
8.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Michael Rucker
.294
Taylor Clarke
.311
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
Michael Rucker
25.58
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.50
3.70
Taylor Clarke
25.58
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.80
3.72
WHIPlower is better
Michael Rucker
.9001.54
now 0.50
1.24
Taylor Clarke
.9001.54
now 0.68
1.24
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Michael Rucker
4024
now 3
18
Taylor Clarke
4024
now 12
10
Winshigher is better
Michael Rucker
.0002.80
now 0
0–0
Taylor Clarke
.0002.80
now 2
1–2
SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.
If you already own them — trade angle
Buy LowMichael Rucker — 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