MLB Daily DeltaWeek 14 · June 30, 2026
Portrait of AJ Blubaugh
AJ Blubaugh
HOU · P
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Portrait of Luinder Avila
Luinder Avila
KC · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

AJ Blubaugh.

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

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

AJ Blubaugh wins 3 categories (ERA, WHIP, W); Luinder Avila wins 1 (K); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
AJ Blubaugh
95.6
Luinder Avila
96.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
AJ Blubaugh
13.2%
Luinder Avila
10.0%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
AJ Blubaugh
22.1%
Luinder Avila
20.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
AJ Blubaugh
27.7%
Luinder Avila
26.8%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
AJ Blubaugh
34.2%
Luinder Avila
33.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
AJ Blubaugh
8.2%
Luinder Avila
6.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
AJ Blubaugh
.317
Luinder Avila
.331
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
3.774.66
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.42
3.99
Luinder Avila
3.774.66
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.44
4.27
WHIPlower is better
AJ Blubaugh
1.151.87
now 1.31
1.41
Luinder Avila
1.151.87
now 1.71
1.54

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
AJ Blubaugh
4044.60
now 28
27
Luinder Avila
4044.60
now 25
39
Winshigher is better
AJ Blubaugh
.2003.80
now 2
13
Luinder Avila
.2003.80
now 1
12

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 0.90
Hold · leans sellLuinder Avila — hold.conf 0.60
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