Who's more valuable, rest of season
Ryan Walker.
He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts and saves. Trent Thornton’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
WHIP
W
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SV
Ryan Walker wins 2 categories (K, SV); Trent Thornton wins 1 (W); 2 even.
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Ryan Walker
94.9
Trent Thornton
94.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Ryan Walker
7.1%
Trent Thornton
9.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Ryan Walker
20.2%
Trent Thornton
10.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Ryan Walker
26.3%
Trent Thornton
25.8%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Ryan Walker
30.4%
Trent Thornton
43.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Ryan Walker
5.4%
Trent Thornton
8.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Ryan Walker
.314
Trent Thornton
.350
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
Ryan Walker
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 6.46
3.70
Trent Thornton
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.98
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Ryan Walker
.9002.29
now 1.89
1.24
Trent Thornton
.9002.29
now 0.88
1.24
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Ryan Walker
4043.80
now 14
33
Trent Thornton
4043.80
now 6
24
Winshigher is better
Ryan Walker
.0009.80
now 0
0–0
Trent Thornton
.0009.80
now 2
3–7
Saveshigher is better
Ryan Walker
.0009.80
now 3
4–7
Trent Thornton
.0009.80
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Buy LowRyan Walker — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.90
Sell HighTrent Thornton — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95