MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 22, 2026
Portrait of Steven Cruz
Steven Cruz
KC · P
Change to
Portrait of Tyler Wells
Tyler Wells
BAL · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Tyler Wells.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA and WHIP.

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

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

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Steven Cruz
98.2
Tyler Wells
93.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Steven Cruz
16.7%
Tyler Wells
15.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Steven Cruz
28.9%
Tyler Wells
26.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Steven Cruz
26.6%
Tyler Wells
33.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Steven Cruz
35.7%
Tyler Wells
34.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Steven Cruz
11.9%
Tyler Wells
6.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Steven Cruz
.314
Tyler Wells
.280
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
Steven Cruz
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 8.36
3.70
Tyler Wells
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.28
3.67
WHIPlower is better
Steven Cruz
.9802.11
now 1.86
1.24
Tyler Wells
.9802.11
now 1.24
1.23

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Steven Cruz
4031.60
now 20
23
Tyler Wells
4031.60
now 26
20
Winshigher is better
Steven Cruz
.000.480
now 0
00
Tyler Wells
.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
Hold · wait & seeTyler Wells — hold.conf 0.50
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