MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 29, 2026
Portrait of Paul Blackburn
Paul Blackburn
NYY · P
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Portrait of Yennier Cano
Yennier Cano
BAL · 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

Paul Blackburn wins 2 (ERA, W); Yennier Cano 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
Yennier Cano
94.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Paul Blackburn
10.0%
Yennier Cano
12.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Paul Blackburn
19.1%
Yennier Cano
21.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Paul Blackburn
27.5%
Yennier Cano
33.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Paul Blackburn
32.3%
Yennier Cano
39.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Paul Blackburn
6.3%
Yennier Cano
5.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Paul Blackburn
.290
Yennier Cano
.272
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
2.374.08
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.33
3.50
Yennier Cano
2.374.08
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.75
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Paul Blackburn
.9001.67
now 1.44
1.32
Yennier Cano
.9001.67
now 0.86
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Paul Blackburn
4021.60
now 16
13
Yennier Cano
4021.60
now 16
14
Winshigher is better
Paul Blackburn
.0004.20
now 2
13
Yennier Cano
.0004.20
now 1
01

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
Sell HighYennier Cano — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.87
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