MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 20, 2026
Portrait of AJ Blubaugh
AJ Blubaugh
HOU · P
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Portrait of Griffin Jax
Griffin Jax
TB · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Griffin Jax.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts and WHIP. AJ Blubaugh’s box score looks better right now, but it’s built on luck that won’t hold.

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

Griffin Jax wins 2 categories (K, WHIP); AJ Blubaugh wins 1 (ERA); 1 even; 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
Griffin Jax
96.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
AJ Blubaugh
13.3%
Griffin Jax
14.9%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
AJ Blubaugh
24.1%
Griffin Jax
24.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
AJ Blubaugh
28.7%
Griffin Jax
33.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
AJ Blubaugh
35.5%
Griffin Jax
41.1%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
AJ Blubaugh
7.8%
Griffin Jax
10.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
AJ Blubaugh
.311
Griffin Jax
.351
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
3.585.10
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.42
3.92
Griffin Jax
3.585.10
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.76
4.74
WHIPlower is better
AJ Blubaugh
1.201.55
now 1.31
1.37
Griffin Jax
1.201.55
now 1.47
1.28

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
AJ Blubaugh
4037.60
now 28
19
Griffin Jax
4037.60
now 32
26
Winshigher is better
AJ Blubaugh
.0002.80
now 2
12
Griffin Jax
.0002.80
now 1
01

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 0.81
SellGriffin Jax — sell.conf 0.90
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