MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 9, 2026
Mick Abel
MIN · P
Change to
Ronel Blanco
HOU · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 11, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

Mick Abel wins 1 (W); Ronel Blanco wins 1 (K); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Mick Abel
94.8
Ronel Blanco
93.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Mick Abel
14.3%
Ronel Blanco
13.0%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Mick Abel
24.7%
Ronel Blanco
21.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Mick Abel
33.1%
Ronel Blanco
30.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Mick Abel
40.4%
Ronel Blanco
34.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Mick Abel
5.3%
Ronel Blanco
13.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Mick Abel
.349
Ronel Blanco
.358
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
Mick Abel
2.498.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.98
4.10
Ronel Blanco
2.498.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 7.71
4.10
WHIPlower is better
Mick Abel
.9001.77
now 1.57
1.30
Ronel Blanco
.9001.77
now 1.07
1.30

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Mick Abel
4073.80
now 23
35
Ronel Blanco
4073.80
now 8
55
Winshigher is better
Mick Abel
.0002.80
now 1
12
Ronel Blanco
.0002.80
now 0
00

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

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