MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 20, 2026
Portrait of Kevin Ginkel
Kevin Ginkel
AZ · 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

Kevin Ginkel 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
Kevin Ginkel
95.3
Paul Blackburn
94.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Kevin Ginkel
15.5%
Paul Blackburn
9.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Kevin Ginkel
25.9%
Paul Blackburn
18.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Kevin Ginkel
34.9%
Paul Blackburn
26.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Kevin Ginkel
43.8%
Paul Blackburn
32.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Kevin Ginkel
9.5%
Paul Blackburn
7.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Kevin Ginkel
.291
Paul Blackburn
.294
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
Kevin Ginkel
2.853.94
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.09
3.69
Paul Blackburn
2.853.94
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.33
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Kevin Ginkel
.9201.59
now 1.07
1.24
Paul Blackburn
.9201.59
now 1.44
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Kevin Ginkel
4033.60
now 28
24
Paul Blackburn
4033.60
now 16
15
Winshigher is better
Kevin Ginkel
.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
Hold · wait & seeKevin Ginkel — 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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