MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 10, 2026
Portrait of AJ Blubaugh
AJ Blubaugh
HOU · P
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Portrait of Ryan Yarbrough
Ryan Yarbrough
NYY · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 11, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

AJ Blubaugh wins 1 (WHIP); Ryan Yarbrough wins 1 (ERA); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
AJ Blubaugh
95.7
Ryan Yarbrough
87.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
AJ Blubaugh
14.2%
Ryan Yarbrough
11.1%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
AJ Blubaugh
24.3%
Ryan Yarbrough
17.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
AJ Blubaugh
29.8%
Ryan Yarbrough
27.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
AJ Blubaugh
38.1%
Ryan Yarbrough
25.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
AJ Blubaugh
10.0%
Ryan Yarbrough
3.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
AJ Blubaugh
.307
Ryan Yarbrough
.288
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
3.054.81
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.42
3.86
Ryan Yarbrough
3.054.81
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.66
3.44
WHIPlower is better
AJ Blubaugh
1.021.48
now 1.31
1.30
Ryan Yarbrough
1.021.48
now 1.12
1.38

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
AJ Blubaugh
4037.60
now 28
4
Ryan Yarbrough
4037.60
now 14
4
Winshigher is better
AJ Blubaugh
.0002.80
now 2
00
Ryan Yarbrough
.0002.80
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 0.95
BuyRyan Yarbrough — buy.conf 0.80
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