MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 6, 2026
Blade Tidwell
SF · P
Change to
Portrait of Blas Castaño
Blas Castaño
COL · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 11, 3 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Blade Tidwell wins 1 (SV); Blas Castaño wins 1 (K); 3 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Blade Tidwell
95.8
Blas Castaño
94.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Blade Tidwell
12.8%
Blas Castaño
9.0%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Blade Tidwell
18.8%
Blas Castaño
20.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Blade Tidwell
26.8%
Blas Castaño
28.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Blade Tidwell
39.2%
Blas Castaño
50.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Blade Tidwell
3.9%
Blas Castaño
10.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Blade Tidwell
.282
Blas Castaño
.367
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
Blade Tidwell
2.245.67
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.00
3.70
Blas Castaño
2.245.67
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.91
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Blade Tidwell
.9301.60
now 1.08
1.24
Blas Castaño
.9301.60
now 1.45
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Blade Tidwell
4023.60
now 10
12
Blas Castaño
4023.60
now 10
18
Winshigher is better
Blade Tidwell
.000.480
now 0
00
Blas Castaño
.000.480
now 0
00
Saveshigher is better
Blade Tidwell
.0003.40
now 1
12
Blas Castaño
.0003.40
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeBlade Tidwell — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeBlas Castaño — hold.conf 0.50
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