MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 4, 2026
Portrait of AJ Blubaugh
AJ Blubaugh
HOU · P
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Portrait of Brandyn Garcia
Brandyn Garcia
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 (K, W); Brandyn Garcia 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
95.7
Brandyn Garcia
97.3
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
AJ Blubaugh
13.8%
Brandyn Garcia
11.9%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
AJ Blubaugh
24.2%
Brandyn Garcia
31.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
AJ Blubaugh
29.6%
Brandyn Garcia
29.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
AJ Blubaugh
34.6%
Brandyn Garcia
31.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
AJ Blubaugh
8.0%
Brandyn Garcia
3.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
AJ Blubaugh
.301
Brandyn Garcia
.208
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
25.89
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.42
3.75
Brandyn Garcia
25.89
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.75
3.70
WHIPlower is better
AJ Blubaugh
.9001.53
now 1.31
1.33
Brandyn Garcia
.9001.53
now 0.83
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
AJ Blubaugh
4034.80
now 28
15
Brandyn Garcia
4034.80
now 11
12
Winshigher is better
AJ Blubaugh
.0002.80
now 2
12
Brandyn Garcia
.0002.80
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyAJ Blubaugh — buy.conf 0.70
Hold · wait & seeBrandyn Garcia — hold.conf 0.50
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