MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 30, 2026
Blake Snell
LAD · P
Change to
Cade Povich
BAL · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 0–0, 4 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV n/a

Blake Snell wins 0 (none); Cade Povich wins 0 (none); 4 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Blake Snell
96.0
Cade Povich
91.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Blake Snell
17.3%
Cade Povich
10.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Blake Snell
31.8%
Cade Povich
17.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Blake Snell
40.0%
Cade Povich
29.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Blake Snell
15.8%
Cade Povich
39.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Blake Snell
2.0%
Cade Povich
6.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Blake Snell
.228
Cade Povich
.331
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
Blake Snell
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 12.00
4.10
Cade Povich
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.12
4.10
WHIPlower is better
Blake Snell
.9002.55
now 2.67
1.30
Cade Povich
.9002.55
now 1.34
1.30

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Blake Snell
4017.60
now 5
0
Cade Povich
4017.60
now 12
0
Winshigher is better
Blake Snell
.0001.48
now 0
0–0
Cade Povich
.0001.48
now 1
0–0

SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeBlake Snell — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeCade Povich — hold.conf 0.50
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