MLB Daily DeltaWeek 15 · July 5, 2026
Portrait of Steven Cruz
Steven Cruz
KC · P
Change to
Portrait of Tanner Banks
Tanner Banks
PHI · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Tanner Banks.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts.

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

Tanner Banks wins 1 categories (K); Steven Cruz wins 0 (none); 3 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Steven Cruz
98.1
Tanner Banks
92.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Steven Cruz
16.9%
Tanner Banks
11.9%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Steven Cruz
29.4%
Tanner Banks
22.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Steven Cruz
25.4%
Tanner Banks
32.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Steven Cruz
34.8%
Tanner Banks
33.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Steven Cruz
11.6%
Tanner Banks
4.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Steven Cruz
.316
Tanner Banks
.316
stabilized — trust it · small sample yet · dashed = league avg · right = better
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The tape

Rest-of-season projection · bold = leads
rest-of-season projection current season projection range
Rate · earned-run quality
ERAlower is better
Steven Cruz
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 8.36
3.70
Tanner Banks
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 6.75
3.71
WHIPlower is better
Steven Cruz
.9102.39
now 1.86
1.24
Tanner Banks
.9102.39
now 2.06
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Steven Cruz
4035.60
now 20
29
Tanner Banks
4035.60
now 25
30
Winshigher is better
Steven Cruz
.000.480
now 0
00
Tanner Banks
.000.480
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeSteven Cruz — hold.conf 0.50
Buy LowTanner Banks — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.90
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