Who's more valuable, rest of season
Blade Tidwell.
He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts and saves. Ryan Thompson’s box score looks better right now, but it’s built on luck that won’t hold.
Head-to-head
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K
ERA
WHIP
W
▶
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SV
Blade Tidwell wins 2 categories (K, SV); Ryan Thompson wins 1 (W); 2 even.
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Blade Tidwell
95.8
Ryan Thompson
91.3
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Blade Tidwell
12.8%
Ryan Thompson
9.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Blade Tidwell
18.8%
Ryan Thompson
15.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Blade Tidwell
26.8%
Ryan Thompson
35.9%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Blade Tidwell
39.2%
Ryan Thompson
34.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Blade Tidwell
3.9%
Ryan Thompson
4.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Blade Tidwell
.282
Ryan Thompson
.311
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
2.374.08
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.00
3.70
Ryan Thompson
2.374.08
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.75
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Blade Tidwell
1.011.31
now 1.08
1.24
Ryan Thompson
1.011.31
now 1.17
1.24
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Blade Tidwell
4017.60
now 10
12
Ryan Thompson
4017.60
now 12
10
Winshigher is better
Blade Tidwell
.0002.80
now 0
0–0
Ryan Thompson
.0002.80
now 2
1–2
Saveshigher is better
Blade Tidwell
.0003.40
now 1
1–2
Ryan Thompson
.0003.40
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeBlade Tidwell — hold.conf 0.50
Buy LowRyan Thompson — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.72