MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 8, 2026
Blade Tidwell
SF · P
Change to
Portrait of Cade Gibson
Cade Gibson
MIA · 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); Cade Gibson 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
Cade Gibson
92.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Blade Tidwell
12.8%
Cade Gibson
9.1%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Blade Tidwell
18.8%
Cade Gibson
18.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Blade Tidwell
26.8%
Cade Gibson
32.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Blade Tidwell
39.2%
Cade Gibson
38.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Blade Tidwell
3.9%
Cade Gibson
3.2%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Blade Tidwell
.282
Cade Gibson
.304
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
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.00
3.70
Cade Gibson
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 7.27
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Blade Tidwell
.9002.16
now 1.08
1.24
Cade Gibson
.9002.16
now 1.85
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Blade Tidwell
4022.60
now 10
11
Cade Gibson
4022.60
now 10
17
Winshigher is better
Blade Tidwell
.000.480
now 0
00
Cade Gibson
.000.480
now 0
00
Saveshigher is better
Blade Tidwell
.0003.40
now 1
12
Cade Gibson
.0003.40
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeBlade Tidwell — hold.conf 0.50
Buy LowCade Gibson — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.90
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