MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 10, 2026
Portrait of Michael Soroka
Michael Soroka
AZ · 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

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

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Michael Soroka
93.5
Ronel Blanco
93.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Michael Soroka
11.0%
Ronel Blanco
12.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Michael Soroka
23.0%
Ronel Blanco
19.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Michael Soroka
33.6%
Ronel Blanco
29.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Michael Soroka
33.2%
Ronel Blanco
38.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Michael Soroka
8.0%
Ronel Blanco
10.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Michael Soroka
.319
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
Michael Soroka
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.25
4.22
Ronel Blanco
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 7.71
4.10
WHIPlower is better
Michael Soroka
.9801.39
now 1.20
1.25
Ronel Blanco
.9801.39
now 1.07
1.30

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Michael Soroka
4080.80
now 60
12
Ronel Blanco
4080.80
now 8
20
Winshigher is better
Michael Soroka
.0009.80
now 7
12
Ronel Blanco
.0009.80
now 0
00

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

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