MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 10, 2026
Portrait of Sean Newcomb
Sean Newcomb
CWS · P
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Portrait of Steven Cruz
Steven Cruz
KC · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Steven Cruz.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts and WHIP. Sean Newcomb’s box score looks better right now, but it’s built on luck that won’t hold.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV n/a

Steven Cruz wins 2 categories (K, WHIP); Sean Newcomb wins 1 (ERA); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Sean Newcomb
94.7
Steven Cruz
98.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Sean Newcomb
10.6%
Steven Cruz
14.2%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Sean Newcomb
22.4%
Steven Cruz
25.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Sean Newcomb
27.3%
Steven Cruz
27.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Sean Newcomb
37.1%
Steven Cruz
36.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Sean Newcomb
5.4%
Steven Cruz
10.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Sean Newcomb
.303
Steven Cruz
.312
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
Sean Newcomb
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.62
3.79
Steven Cruz
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 8.36
3.95
WHIPlower is better
Sean Newcomb
.9002.17
now 1.08
1.29
Steven Cruz
.9002.17
now 1.86
1.28

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Sean Newcomb
4041.40
now 31
5
Steven Cruz
4041.40
now 20
6
Winshigher is better
Sean Newcomb
.000.480
now 0
00
Steven Cruz
.000.480
now 0
00

SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighSean Newcomb — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
Hold · steadySteven Cruz — hold.conf 0.60
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