MLB Daily DeltaWeek 15 · July 4, 2026
Kody Funderburk
MIN · P
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Portrait of Paul Blackburn
Paul Blackburn
NYY · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Kody Funderburk.

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

Kody Funderburk 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
Kody Funderburk
92.4
Paul Blackburn
94.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Kody Funderburk
7.9%
Paul Blackburn
9.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Kody Funderburk
11.7%
Paul Blackburn
16.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Kody Funderburk
21.3%
Paul Blackburn
25.9%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Kody Funderburk
28.1%
Paul Blackburn
33.1%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Kody Funderburk
4.7%
Paul Blackburn
6.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Kody Funderburk
.366
Paul Blackburn
.297
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
Kody Funderburk
3.113.92
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.44
3.70
Paul Blackburn
3.113.92
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.33
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Kody Funderburk
1.151.56
now 1.47
1.24
Paul Blackburn
1.151.56
now 1.44
1.25

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Kody Funderburk
4025.60
now 10
20
Paul Blackburn
4025.60
now 16
20
Winshigher is better
Kody Funderburk
.0005.20
now 1
12
Paul Blackburn
.0005.20
now 2
14
Saveshigher is better
Kody Funderburk
.0003.40
now 1
12
Paul Blackburn
.0003.40
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighKody Funderburk — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.92
Sell HighPaul Blackburn — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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