MLB Daily DeltaWeek 15 · July 8, 2026
Portrait of AJ Blubaugh
AJ Blubaugh
HOU · P
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Portrait of Brandon Pfaadt
Brandon Pfaadt
AZ · P
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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 (ERA, W); Brandon Pfaadt wins 2 (K, WHIP); SV n/a.

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
AJ Blubaugh
95.6
Brandon Pfaadt
93.3
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
AJ Blubaugh
13.0%
Brandon Pfaadt
11.0%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
AJ Blubaugh
23.0%
Brandon Pfaadt
18.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
AJ Blubaugh
27.5%
Brandon Pfaadt
30.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
AJ Blubaugh
34.2%
Brandon Pfaadt
39.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
AJ Blubaugh
8.2%
Brandon Pfaadt
10.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
AJ Blubaugh
.314
Brandon Pfaadt
.325
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
AJ Blubaugh
3.326.24
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.42
3.97
Brandon Pfaadt
3.326.24
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.59
4.17
WHIPlower is better
AJ Blubaugh
1.241.48
now 1.31
1.38
Brandon Pfaadt
1.241.48
now 1.41
1.35

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
AJ Blubaugh
4042.60
now 28
24
Brandon Pfaadt
4042.60
now 30
37
Winshigher is better
AJ Blubaugh
.0004.20
now 2
13
Brandon Pfaadt
.0004.20
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighAJ Blubaugh — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.87
SellBrandon Pfaadt — sell.conf 0.65
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