MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 10, 2026
Blade Tidwell
SF · P
Change to
Jacob Waguespack
DET · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 00, 4 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

Blade Tidwell wins 0 (none); Jacob Waguespack wins 0 (none); 4 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Blade Tidwell
95.3
Jacob Waguespack
92.9
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Blade Tidwell
10.3%
Jacob Waguespack
11.0%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Blade Tidwell
20.5%
Jacob Waguespack
15.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Blade Tidwell
25.3%
Jacob Waguespack
27.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Blade Tidwell
38.7%
Jacob Waguespack
29.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Blade Tidwell
10.1%
Jacob Waguespack
4.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Blade Tidwell
.312
Jacob Waguespack
.284
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
25.18
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.00
3.70
Jacob Waguespack
25.18
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.00
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Blade Tidwell
.9002.37
now 1.08
1.24
Jacob Waguespack
.9002.37
now 2.00
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Blade Tidwell
4015.60
now 10
4
Jacob Waguespack
4015.60
now 1
4
Winshigher is better
Blade Tidwell
.000.480
now 0
00
Jacob Waguespack
.000.480
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeBlade Tidwell — hold.conf 0.50
Sell HighJacob Waguespack — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.71
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