MLB Daily DeltaWeek 28 · October 3, 2026
Portrait of Lucas Giolito
Lucas Giolito
SD · P
Change to
Ronel Blanco
HOU · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 0–0, 4 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

Lucas Giolito wins 0 (none); Ronel Blanco wins 0 (none); 4 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Lucas Giolito
90.8
Ronel Blanco
93.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Lucas Giolito
9.8%
Ronel Blanco
12.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Lucas Giolito
13.0%
Ronel Blanco
20.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Lucas Giolito
19.0%
Ronel Blanco
29.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Lucas Giolito
43.8%
Ronel Blanco
36.1%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Lucas Giolito
4.2%
Ronel Blanco
9.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Lucas Giolito
.358
Ronel Blanco
.337
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
Lucas Giolito
2.668.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.97
4.10
Ronel Blanco
2.668.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 7.71
4.10
WHIPlower is better
Lucas Giolito
.9002.01
now 1.74
1.30
Ronel Blanco
.9002.01
now 1.07
1.30

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Lucas Giolito
4013.60
now 6
0
Ronel Blanco
4013.60
now 8
0
Winshigher is better
Lucas Giolito
.0002.80
now 2
0–0
Ronel Blanco
.0002.80
now 0
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeLucas Giolito — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeRonel Blanco — hold.conf 0.50
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