MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 27, 2026
Portrait of Jaden Hill
Jaden Hill
COL · 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 22. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

Jaden Hill wins 2 (K, WHIP); Paul Blackburn wins 2 (ERA, W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Jaden Hill
97.1
Paul Blackburn
94.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jaden Hill
14.5%
Paul Blackburn
9.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jaden Hill
22.0%
Paul Blackburn
18.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jaden Hill
28.8%
Paul Blackburn
27.2%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jaden Hill
39.7%
Paul Blackburn
32.1%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jaden Hill
3.8%
Paul Blackburn
6.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jaden Hill
.316
Paul Blackburn
.293
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
Jaden Hill
3.113.92
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.43
3.70
Paul Blackburn
3.113.92
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.33
3.57
WHIPlower is better
Jaden Hill
1.161.52
now 1.43
1.24
Paul Blackburn
1.161.52
now 1.44
1.33

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jaden Hill
4028.60
now 23
19
Paul Blackburn
4028.60
now 16
13
Winshigher is better
Jaden Hill
.0004.20
now 0
00
Paul Blackburn
.0004.20
now 2
13

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Buy LowJaden Hill — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.86
Sell HighPaul Blackburn — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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