MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 2, 2026
Portrait of AJ Blubaugh
AJ Blubaugh
HOU · P
Change to
Brady Basso
ATH · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

AJ Blubaugh wins 2 (K, W); Brady Basso wins 2 (ERA, WHIP); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
AJ Blubaugh
95.6
Brady Basso
93.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
AJ Blubaugh
13.7%
Brady Basso
13.0%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
AJ Blubaugh
24.2%
Brady Basso
20.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
AJ Blubaugh
29.2%
Brady Basso
32.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
AJ Blubaugh
35.1%
Brady Basso
44.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
AJ Blubaugh
8.1%
Brady Basso
8.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
AJ Blubaugh
.305
Brady Basso
.309
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
AJ Blubaugh
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.42
3.82
Brady Basso
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 12.46
3.70
WHIPlower is better
AJ Blubaugh
.9002.55
now 1.31
1.34
Brady Basso
.9002.55
now 2.77
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
AJ Blubaugh
4038.40
now 28
15
Brady Basso
4038.40
now 2
5
Winshigher is better
AJ Blubaugh
.0002.80
now 2
12
Brady Basso
.0002.80
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · leans buyAJ Blubaugh — hold.conf 0.60
Buy LowBrady Basso — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.90
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