MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 6, 2026
Blade Tidwell
SF · P
Change to
Seth Johnson
ATH · 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); Seth Johnson 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
Seth Johnson
97.9
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Blade Tidwell
12.8%
Seth Johnson
12.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Blade Tidwell
18.8%
Seth Johnson
25.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Blade Tidwell
26.8%
Seth Johnson
22.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Blade Tidwell
39.2%
Seth Johnson
35.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Blade Tidwell
3.9%
Seth Johnson
8.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Blade Tidwell
.282
Seth Johnson
.315
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
26.91
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.00
3.70
Seth Johnson
26.91
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.79
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Blade Tidwell
.9001.96
now 1.08
1.24
Seth Johnson
.9001.96
now 1.71
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Blade Tidwell
4022.60
now 10
12
Seth Johnson
4022.60
now 6
17
Winshigher is better
Blade Tidwell
.000.480
now 0
00
Seth Johnson
.000.480
now 0
00
Saveshigher is better
Blade Tidwell
.0003.40
now 1
12
Seth Johnson
.0003.40
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeBlade Tidwell — hold.conf 0.50
Buy LowSeth Johnson — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.90
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