MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 28, 2026
Blade Tidwell
SF · P
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Portrait of Sean Manaea
Sean Manaea
NYM · 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 (ERA); Sean Manaea wins 1 (WHIP); 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
Sean Manaea
91.3
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Blade Tidwell
10.2%
Sean Manaea
11.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Blade Tidwell
19.6%
Sean Manaea
22.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Blade Tidwell
24.6%
Sean Manaea
31.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Blade Tidwell
37.7%
Sean Manaea
41.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Blade Tidwell
10.5%
Sean Manaea
11.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Blade Tidwell
.317
Sean Manaea
.335
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
2.175.91
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.00
4.07
Sean Manaea
2.175.91
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.08
4.43
WHIPlower is better
Blade Tidwell
.9301.61
now 1.08
1.33
Sean Manaea
.9301.61
now 1.46
1.28

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Blade Tidwell
4058.80
now 10
0
Sean Manaea
4058.80
now 42
0
Winshigher is better
Blade Tidwell
.000.480
now 0
0–0
Sean Manaea
.000.480
now 0
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
SellSean Manaea — sell.conf 0.77
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