MLB Daily DeltaWeek 13 · June 19, 2026
Portrait of AJ Blubaugh
AJ Blubaugh
HOU · P
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Portrait of Mason Black
Mason Black
KC · 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); Mason Black 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
Mason Black
94.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
AJ Blubaugh
13.0%
Mason Black
9.9%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
AJ Blubaugh
20.7%
Mason Black
21.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
AJ Blubaugh
27.3%
Mason Black
26.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
AJ Blubaugh
34.9%
Mason Black
51.1%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
AJ Blubaugh
7.8%
Mason Black
15.6%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
AJ Blubaugh
.320
Mason Black
.403
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
25.36
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.42
3.77
Mason Black
25.36
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.08
3.70
WHIPlower is better
AJ Blubaugh
1.141.60
now 1.31
1.29
Mason Black
1.141.60
now 1.50
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
AJ Blubaugh
4042.60
now 28
33
Mason Black
4042.60
now 9
28
Winshigher is better
AJ Blubaugh
.0004.20
now 2
13
Mason Black
.0004.20
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeAJ Blubaugh — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeMason Black — hold.conf 0.50
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