MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 22, 2026
Portrait of A.J. Ewing
A.J. Ewing
NYM · CF
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Portrait of Cam Smith
Cam Smith
HOU · RF
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Cam Smith.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — home runs, runs, and RBI.

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Cam Smith wins 3 categories (HR, R, RBI); A.J. Ewing wins 2 (SB, AVG).

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
A.J. Ewing
89.5
Cam Smith
89.4
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
A.J. Ewing
42.8%
Cam Smith
44.4%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
A.J. Ewing
7.2%
Cam Smith
11.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
A.J. Ewing
28.4%
Cam Smith
29.1%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
A.J. Ewing
11.5%
Cam Smith
13.5%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
A.J. Ewing
.327
Cam Smith
.334
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 · batting average
AVGhigher is better
A.J. Ewing
.210.250
lg AVG .295
now .224
.241
Cam Smith
.210.250
lg AVG .295
now .218
.222

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
A.J. Ewing
58
now 1
3
Cam Smith
58
now 6
4
Runshigher is better
A.J. Ewing
2033.20
now 8
15
Cam Smith
2033.20
now 26
20
RBIhigher is better
A.J. Ewing
2027
now 6
11
Cam Smith
2027
now 21
16
Stolen Baseshigher is better
A.J. Ewing
2.409.60
now 4
8
Cam Smith
2.409.60
now 7
5
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · leans buyA.J. Ewing — hold.conf 0.60
Buy LowCam Smith — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.70
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