MLB Daily DeltaWeek 15 · July 7, 2026
Portrait of AJ Blubaugh
AJ Blubaugh
HOU · P
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Portrait of Tanner Gordon
Tanner Gordon
COL · 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 (ERA, W); Tanner Gordon wins 2 (K, 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
Tanner Gordon
93.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
AJ Blubaugh
13.1%
Tanner Gordon
12.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
AJ Blubaugh
22.5%
Tanner Gordon
22.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
AJ Blubaugh
27.5%
Tanner Gordon
27.8%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
AJ Blubaugh
34.0%
Tanner Gordon
45.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
AJ Blubaugh
7.8%
Tanner Gordon
12.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
AJ Blubaugh
.312
Tanner Gordon
.338
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
2.947.35
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.42
3.92
Tanner Gordon
2.947.35
lg xERA 4.10
now 6.37
4.43
WHIPlower is better
AJ Blubaugh
1.141.68
now 1.31
1.39
Tanner Gordon
1.141.68
now 1.56
1.26

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
AJ Blubaugh
4053.40
now 28
24
Tanner Gordon
4053.40
now 35
45
Winshigher is better
AJ Blubaugh
.0004.20
now 2
13
Tanner Gordon
.0004.20
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 0.93
Hold · leans sellTanner Gordon — hold.conf 0.60
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