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
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ERA
WHIP
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W
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SV
Steven Cruz wins 2 categories (K, WHIP); Sean Newcomb wins 1 (SV); 2 even.
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Sean Newcomb
94.6
Steven Cruz
98.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Sean Newcomb
10.9%
Steven Cruz
16.9%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Sean Newcomb
24.3%
Steven Cruz
29.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Sean Newcomb
27.2%
Steven Cruz
25.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Sean Newcomb
35.6%
Steven Cruz
34.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Sean Newcomb
4.5%
Steven Cruz
11.6%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Sean Newcomb
.300
Steven Cruz
.316
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
3.71
Steven Cruz
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 8.36
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Sean Newcomb
.9002.17
now 1.08
1.26
Steven Cruz
.9002.17
now 1.86
1.24
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Sean Newcomb
4036.60
now 31
28
Steven Cruz
4036.60
now 20
29
Winshigher is better
Sean Newcomb
.000.480
now 0
0–0
Steven Cruz
.000.480
now 0
0–0
Saveshigher is better
Sean Newcomb
.0003.40
now 1
0–2
Steven Cruz
.0003.40
now 0
0
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 · wait & seeSteven Cruz — hold.conf 0.50