MLB Daily DeltaWeek 15 · July 8, 2026
Portrait of Ryan Yarbrough
Ryan Yarbrough
NYY · P
Change to
Portrait of Steven Cruz
Steven Cruz
KC · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 11, 3 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Ryan Yarbrough wins 1 (SV); Steven Cruz wins 1 (K); 3 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Ryan Yarbrough
87.4
Steven Cruz
98.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Ryan Yarbrough
11.6%
Steven Cruz
16.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Ryan Yarbrough
17.8%
Steven Cruz
29.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Ryan Yarbrough
26.9%
Steven Cruz
25.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Ryan Yarbrough
24.3%
Steven Cruz
33.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Ryan Yarbrough
3.7%
Steven Cruz
11.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Ryan Yarbrough
.274
Steven Cruz
.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
Ryan Yarbrough
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.66
3.70
Steven Cruz
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 8.36
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Ryan Yarbrough
.9002.16
now 1.12
1.24
Steven Cruz
.9002.16
now 1.86
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Ryan Yarbrough
4032.60
now 14
21
Steven Cruz
4032.60
now 20
27
Winshigher is better
Ryan Yarbrough
.000.480
now 0
00
Steven Cruz
.000.480
now 0
00
Saveshigher is better
Ryan Yarbrough
.0004.40
now 1
13
Steven Cruz
.0004.40
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeRyan Yarbrough — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeSteven Cruz — hold.conf 0.50
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