MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 19, 2026
Portrait of Brooks Raley
Brooks Raley
NYM · P
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Portrait of Paul Blackburn
Paul Blackburn
NYY · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 11, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

Brooks Raley wins 1 (K); Paul Blackburn wins 1 (W); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Brooks Raley
90.1
Paul Blackburn
94.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Brooks Raley
11.0%
Paul Blackburn
9.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Brooks Raley
24.7%
Paul Blackburn
18.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Brooks Raley
30.3%
Paul Blackburn
26.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Brooks Raley
32.3%
Paul Blackburn
32.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Brooks Raley
5.2%
Paul Blackburn
7.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Brooks Raley
.297
Paul Blackburn
.294
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
Brooks Raley
24.54
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.61
3.70
Paul Blackburn
24.54
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.33
3.69
WHIPlower is better
Brooks Raley
1.161.52
now 1.25
1.24
Paul Blackburn
1.161.52
now 1.44
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Brooks Raley
4031.60
now 26
25
Paul Blackburn
4031.60
now 16
15
Winshigher is better
Brooks Raley
.0004.20
now 1
01
Paul Blackburn
.0004.20
now 2
13

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighBrooks Raley — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
Sell HighPaul Blackburn — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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