MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 28, 2026
Portrait of Paul Blackburn
Paul Blackburn
NYY · P
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Portrait of Tanner Banks
Tanner Banks
PHI · P
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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

Paul Blackburn wins 2 (ERA, W); Tanner Banks wins 2 (K, WHIP); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Paul Blackburn
94.6
Tanner Banks
92.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Paul Blackburn
9.8%
Tanner Banks
11.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Paul Blackburn
18.9%
Tanner Banks
21.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Paul Blackburn
27.2%
Tanner Banks
31.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Paul Blackburn
32.1%
Tanner Banks
33.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Paul Blackburn
6.4%
Tanner Banks
6.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Paul Blackburn
.293
Tanner Banks
.323
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
Paul Blackburn
28.12
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.33
3.55
Tanner Banks
28.12
lg xERA 4.10
now 6.75
3.71
WHIPlower is better
Paul Blackburn
.9102.39
now 1.44
1.33
Tanner Banks
.9102.39
now 2.06
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Paul Blackburn
4030.60
now 16
13
Tanner Banks
4030.60
now 25
21
Winshigher is better
Paul Blackburn
.0004.20
now 2
13
Tanner Banks
.0004.20
now 0
00

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 & seeTanner Banks — hold.conf 0.55
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