MLB Daily DeltaWeek 14 · June 29, 2026
Portrait of Mason Montgomery
Mason Montgomery
PIT · P
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Portrait of Paul Blackburn
Paul Blackburn
NYY · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Mason Montgomery.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts and WHIP.

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

Mason Montgomery wins 2 categories (K, WHIP); Paul Blackburn wins 1 (W); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Mason Montgomery
98.2
Paul Blackburn
94.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Mason Montgomery
15.5%
Paul Blackburn
9.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Mason Montgomery
31.7%
Paul Blackburn
16.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Mason Montgomery
31.5%
Paul Blackburn
26.2%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Mason Montgomery
41.3%
Paul Blackburn
34.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Mason Montgomery
10.0%
Paul Blackburn
7.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Mason Montgomery
.299
Paul Blackburn
.307
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
Mason Montgomery
3.104.14
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.91
3.70
Paul Blackburn
3.104.14
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.33
3.71
WHIPlower is better
Mason Montgomery
1.161.52
now 1.26
1.24
Paul Blackburn
1.161.52
now 1.44
1.25

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Mason Montgomery
4045.40
now 30
37
Paul Blackburn
4045.40
now 16
22
Winshigher is better
Mason Montgomery
.0005.20
now 1
12
Paul Blackburn
.0005.20
now 2
14

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Buy LowMason Montgomery — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.90
Hold · wait & seePaul Blackburn — hold.conf 0.50
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