MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 6, 2026
Blade Tidwell
SF · P
Change to
Portrait of Phil Maton
Phil Maton
CHC · 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); Phil Maton 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
Phil Maton
90.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Blade Tidwell
12.8%
Phil Maton
12.1%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Blade Tidwell
18.8%
Phil Maton
22.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Blade Tidwell
26.8%
Phil Maton
29.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Blade Tidwell
39.2%
Phil Maton
42.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Blade Tidwell
3.9%
Phil Maton
11.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Blade Tidwell
.282
Phil Maton
.389
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
Phil Maton
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 7.23
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Blade Tidwell
.9001.96
now 1.08
1.24
Phil Maton
.9001.96
now 1.71
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Blade Tidwell
4027.60
now 10
12
Phil Maton
4027.60
now 22
18
Winshigher is better
Blade Tidwell
.000.480
now 0
00
Phil Maton
.000.480
now 0
00
Saveshigher is better
Blade Tidwell
.0003.40
now 1
12
Phil Maton
.0003.40
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeBlade Tidwell — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seePhil Maton — hold.conf 0.50
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