MLB Daily DeltaWeek 16 · July 10, 2026
Portrait of Hunter Gaddis
Hunter Gaddis
CLE · P
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Portrait of Paul Blackburn
Paul Blackburn
NYY · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Hunter Gaddis.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — WHIP and saves. Paul Blackburn’s box score looks better right now, but it’s built on luck that won’t hold.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Hunter Gaddis wins 2 categories (WHIP, SV); Paul Blackburn wins 1 (W); 2 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Hunter Gaddis
95.2
Paul Blackburn
94.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Hunter Gaddis
14.3%
Paul Blackburn
9.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Hunter Gaddis
20.2%
Paul Blackburn
17.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Hunter Gaddis
31.6%
Paul Blackburn
25.9%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Hunter Gaddis
28.1%
Paul Blackburn
32.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Hunter Gaddis
6.7%
Paul Blackburn
6.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Hunter Gaddis
.314
Paul Blackburn
.292
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
Hunter Gaddis
2.904.83
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.40
3.70
Paul Blackburn
2.904.83
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.33
3.69
WHIPlower is better
Hunter Gaddis
1.101.74
now 1.60
1.24
Paul Blackburn
1.101.74
now 1.44
1.25

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Hunter Gaddis
4023.60
now 12
18
Paul Blackburn
4023.60
now 16
18
Winshigher is better
Hunter Gaddis
.2003.80
now 1
12
Paul Blackburn
.2003.80
now 2
13
Saveshigher is better
Hunter Gaddis
.0004.40
now 1
13
Paul Blackburn
.0004.40
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeHunter Gaddis — hold.conf 0.50
Sell HighPaul Blackburn — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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