MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 7, 2026
Blade Tidwell
SF · P
Change to
Portrait of Lake Bachar
Lake Bachar
PIT · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22, 1 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Blade Tidwell wins 2 (WHIP, SV); Lake Bachar wins 2 (K, ERA); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Blade Tidwell
95.8
Lake Bachar
94.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Blade Tidwell
12.8%
Lake Bachar
13.9%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Blade Tidwell
18.8%
Lake Bachar
25.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Blade Tidwell
26.8%
Lake Bachar
29.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Blade Tidwell
39.2%
Lake Bachar
37.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Blade Tidwell
3.9%
Lake Bachar
9.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Blade Tidwell
.282
Lake Bachar
.295
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
2.694.08
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.00
3.70
Lake Bachar
2.694.08
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.77
3.61
WHIPlower is better
Blade Tidwell
.9101.36
now 1.08
1.24
Lake Bachar
.9101.36
now 1.01
1.26

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Blade Tidwell
4040.80
now 10
12
Lake Bachar
4040.80
now 32
20
Winshigher is better
Blade Tidwell
.000.480
now 0
00
Lake Bachar
.000.480
now 0
00
Saveshigher is better
Blade Tidwell
.0003.40
now 1
12
Lake Bachar
.0003.40
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeBlade Tidwell — hold.conf 0.50
BuyLake Bachar — buy.conf 0.75
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