MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 17, 2026
Portrait of Paul Blackburn
Paul Blackburn
NYY · P
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Portrait of Shawn Armstrong
Shawn Armstrong
CLE · P
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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

Paul Blackburn wins 1 (W); Shawn Armstrong 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
Paul Blackburn
94.6
Shawn Armstrong
93.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Paul Blackburn
9.9%
Shawn Armstrong
11.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Paul Blackburn
19.2%
Shawn Armstrong
21.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Paul Blackburn
27.1%
Shawn Armstrong
23.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Paul Blackburn
32.1%
Shawn Armstrong
37.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Paul Blackburn
7.1%
Shawn Armstrong
7.2%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Paul Blackburn
.291
Shawn Armstrong
.310
stabilized — trust it · small sample yet · dashed = league avg · right = better
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The tape

Rest-of-season projection · bold = leads
rest-of-season projection current season projection range
Rate · earned-run quality
ERAlower is better
Paul Blackburn
3.113.92
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.33
3.69
Shawn Armstrong
3.113.92
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.60
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Paul Blackburn
1.161.52
now 1.44
1.24
Shawn Armstrong
1.161.52
now 1.33
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Paul Blackburn
4031.60
now 16
16
Shawn Armstrong
4031.60
now 19
26
Winshigher is better
Paul Blackburn
.2003.80
now 2
13
Shawn Armstrong
.2003.80
now 1
12

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighPaul Blackburn — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
Hold · wait & seeShawn Armstrong — hold.conf 0.50
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