MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 10, 2026
Portrait of MacKenzie Gore
MacKenzie Gore
TEX · P
Change to
Ronel Blanco
HOU · P
Change to
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

MacKenzie Gore wins 2 (ERA, W); Ronel Blanco wins 2 (K, WHIP); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
MacKenzie Gore
95.2
Ronel Blanco
93.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
MacKenzie Gore
12.9%
Ronel Blanco
12.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
MacKenzie Gore
24.9%
Ronel Blanco
19.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
MacKenzie Gore
30.7%
Ronel Blanco
29.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
MacKenzie Gore
41.2%
Ronel Blanco
38.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
MacKenzie Gore
8.1%
Ronel Blanco
10.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
MacKenzie Gore
.306
Ronel Blanco
.354
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
MacKenzie Gore
2.408.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.96
3.92
Ronel Blanco
2.408.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 7.71
4.10
WHIPlower is better
MacKenzie Gore
.9601.45
now 1.19
1.34
Ronel Blanco
.9601.45
now 1.07
1.30

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
MacKenzie Gore
4087.80
now 65
13
Ronel Blanco
4087.80
now 8
20
Winshigher is better
MacKenzie Gore
.0005.60
now 4
11
Ronel Blanco
.0005.60
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · leans buyMacKenzie Gore — hold.conf 0.60
Hold · wait & seeRonel Blanco — hold.conf 0.50
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