MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 28, 2026
Blade Tidwell
SF · P
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Portrait of Chad Patrick
Chad Patrick
MIL · 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); Chad Patrick 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
Chad Patrick
95.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Blade Tidwell
10.2%
Chad Patrick
12.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Blade Tidwell
19.6%
Chad Patrick
21.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Blade Tidwell
24.6%
Chad Patrick
29.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Blade Tidwell
37.7%
Chad Patrick
36.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Blade Tidwell
10.5%
Chad Patrick
6.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Blade Tidwell
.317
Chad Patrick
.313
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
24.68
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.00
4.07
Chad Patrick
24.68
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.54
3.99
WHIPlower is better
Blade Tidwell
.9701.46
now 1.08
1.33
Chad Patrick
.9701.46
now 1.20
1.35

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Blade Tidwell
4047.60
now 10
0
Chad Patrick
4047.60
now 34
0
Winshigher is better
Blade Tidwell
.0004.20
now 0
0–0
Chad Patrick
.0004.20
now 3
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 HighChad Patrick — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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