MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 27, 2026
Blade Tidwell
SF · P
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Portrait of Brock Burke
Brock Burke
CIN · P
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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

Blade Tidwell wins 1 (WHIP); Brock Burke 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
Blade Tidwell
95.1
Brock Burke
96.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Blade Tidwell
10.2%
Brock Burke
13.1%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Blade Tidwell
19.6%
Brock Burke
23.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Blade Tidwell
24.6%
Brock Burke
28.2%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Blade Tidwell
37.7%
Brock Burke
32.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Blade Tidwell
10.5%
Brock Burke
7.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Blade Tidwell
.317
Brock Burke
.295
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
Blade Tidwell
2.584.48
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.00
4.06
Brock Burke
2.584.48
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.62
3.65
WHIPlower is better
Blade Tidwell
.9501.53
now 1.08
1.33
Brock Burke
.9501.53
now 1.39
1.40

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Blade Tidwell
4037.80
now 10
0
Brock Burke
4037.80
now 27
0
Winshigher is better
Blade Tidwell
.0001.48
now 0
0–0
Brock Burke
.0001.48
now 1
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · leans sellBlade Tidwell — hold.conf 0.60
Sell HighBrock Burke — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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