MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 8, 2026
Portrait of A.J. Ewing
A.J. Ewing
NYM · CF
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Portrait of Ian Happ
Ian Happ
CHC · LF
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Ian Happ.

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

Ian Happ 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
Ian Happ
89.2
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
A.J. Ewing
43.2%
Ian Happ
41.2%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
A.J. Ewing
8.0%
Ian Happ
11.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
A.J. Ewing
28.0%
Ian Happ
24.0%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
A.J. Ewing
11.4%
Ian Happ
13.5%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
A.J. Ewing
.324
Ian Happ
.311
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
.200.260
lg AVG .295
now .224
.239
Ian Happ
.200.260
lg AVG .295
now .230
.176

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
A.J. Ewing
517.80
now 1
2
Ian Happ
517.80
now 13
3
Runshigher is better
A.J. Ewing
2051.40
now 8
11
Ian Happ
2051.40
now 39
21
RBIhigher is better
A.J. Ewing
2041
now 6
8
Ian Happ
2041
now 31
17
Stolen Baseshigher is better
A.J. Ewing
.0008
now 4
6
Ian Happ
.0008
now 2
1
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · leans buyA.J. Ewing — hold.conf 0.60
Hold · steadyIan Happ — hold.conf 0.60
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