MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 11, 2026
Ronel Blanco
HOU · P
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Portrait of Shane McClanahan
Shane McClanahan
TB · 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

Ronel Blanco wins 2 (K, ERA); Shane McClanahan wins 2 (WHIP, W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Ronel Blanco
93.4
Shane McClanahan
95.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Ronel Blanco
12.6%
Shane McClanahan
13.0%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Ronel Blanco
19.5%
Shane McClanahan
21.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Ronel Blanco
29.4%
Shane McClanahan
31.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Ronel Blanco
38.0%
Shane McClanahan
41.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Ronel Blanco
10.1%
Shane McClanahan
8.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Ronel Blanco
.354
Shane McClanahan
.318
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
Ronel Blanco
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 7.71
4.10
Shane McClanahan
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.45
4.21
WHIPlower is better
Ronel Blanco
.9101.41
now 1.07
1.30
Shane McClanahan
.9101.41
now 1.02
1.27

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Ronel Blanco
4071
now 8
19
Shane McClanahan
4071
now 53
12
Winshigher is better
Ronel Blanco
.0008.40
now 0
00
Shane McClanahan
.0008.40
now 6
12

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeRonel Blanco — hold.conf 0.50
Sell HighShane McClanahan — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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