MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 9, 2026
Ronel Blanco
HOU · P
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Portrait of Walbert Ureña
Walbert Ureña
LAA · 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, WHIP); Walbert Ureña wins 2 (ERA, W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Ronel Blanco
93.5
Walbert Ureña
97.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Ronel Blanco
13.0%
Walbert Ureña
12.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Ronel Blanco
21.0%
Walbert Ureña
22.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Ronel Blanco
30.7%
Walbert Ureña
30.9%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Ronel Blanco
34.6%
Walbert Ureña
33.2%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Ronel Blanco
13.5%
Walbert Ureña
4.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Ronel Blanco
.358
Walbert Ureña
.281
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
Walbert Ureña
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.44
3.25
WHIPlower is better
Ronel Blanco
.9401.53
now 1.07
1.30
Walbert Ureña
.9401.53
now 1.38
1.40

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Ronel Blanco
4073.80
now 8
55
Walbert Ureña
4073.80
now 41
31
Winshigher is better
Ronel Blanco
.0002.80
now 0
00
Walbert Ureña
.0002.80
now 2
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 HighWalbert Ureña — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.93
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