MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 10, 2026
Nick Pivetta
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 11, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

Nick Pivetta 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
Nick Pivetta
94.1
Ronel Blanco
93.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Nick Pivetta
10.7%
Ronel Blanco
12.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Nick Pivetta
31.3%
Ronel Blanco
19.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Nick Pivetta
37.3%
Ronel Blanco
29.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Nick Pivetta
33.3%
Ronel Blanco
38.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Nick Pivetta
7.8%
Ronel Blanco
10.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Nick Pivetta
.242
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
Nick Pivetta
2.668.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.50
4.10
Ronel Blanco
2.668.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 7.71
4.10
WHIPlower is better
Nick Pivetta
.9801.39
now 1.13
1.30
Ronel Blanco
.9801.39
now 1.07
1.30

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Nick Pivetta
4030.40
now 24
13
Ronel Blanco
4030.40
now 8
20
Winshigher is better
Nick Pivetta
.0001.48
now 1
01
Ronel Blanco
.0001.48
now 0
00

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

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