MLB Daily DeltaWeek 31 · October 26, 2026
Portrait of AJ Blubaugh
AJ Blubaugh
HOU · P
Change to
Travis Adams
MIN · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 1–1, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
▶
◀
WHIP
W
SV n/a

AJ Blubaugh wins 1 (WHIP); Travis Adams 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
95.8
Travis Adams
94.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
AJ Blubaugh
13.7%
Travis Adams
13.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
AJ Blubaugh
23.4%
Travis Adams
25.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
AJ Blubaugh
28.8%
Travis Adams
32.9%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
AJ Blubaugh
37.0%
Travis Adams
33.1%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
AJ Blubaugh
10.3%
Travis Adams
6.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
AJ Blubaugh
.317
Travis Adams
.314
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
2.348.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.42
4.07
Travis Adams
2.348.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 8.18
4.01
WHIPlower is better
AJ Blubaugh
1.211.65
now 1.31
1.32
Travis Adams
1.211.65
now 1.55
1.33

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
AJ Blubaugh
4039.20
now 28
0
Travis Adams
4039.20
now 13
0
Winshigher is better
AJ Blubaugh
.0002.80
now 2
0–0
Travis Adams
.0002.80
now 1
0–0

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 0.89
Hold · steadyTravis Adams — hold.conf 0.60
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