MLB Daily DeltaWeek 15 · July 3, 2026
Portrait of Austin Warren
Austin Warren
NYM · P
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Portrait of Paul Blackburn
Paul Blackburn
NYY · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Austin Warren.

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

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

Austin Warren wins 2 categories (K, WHIP); Paul Blackburn wins 1 (W); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Austin Warren
93.9
Paul Blackburn
94.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Austin Warren
11.0%
Paul Blackburn
9.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Austin Warren
25.9%
Paul Blackburn
16.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Austin Warren
26.3%
Paul Blackburn
25.9%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Austin Warren
41.9%
Paul Blackburn
33.1%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Austin Warren
11.6%
Paul Blackburn
6.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Austin Warren
.329
Paul Blackburn
.297
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
Austin Warren
24.65
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.33
3.70
Paul Blackburn
24.65
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.33
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Austin Warren
1.011.56
now 1.13
1.24
Paul Blackburn
1.011.56
now 1.44
1.25

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Austin Warren
4032.60
now 22
27
Paul Blackburn
4032.60
now 16
20
Winshigher is better
Austin Warren
.0005.20
now 1
12
Paul Blackburn
.0005.20
now 2
14

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighAustin Warren — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
Sell HighPaul Blackburn — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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