MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 1, 2026
Portrait of A.J. Ewing
A.J. Ewing
NYM · CF
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Portrait of Lawrence Butler
Lawrence Butler
ATH · RF
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Lawrence Butler.

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

Lawrence Butler 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
89.2
Lawrence Butler
89.2
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
A.J. Ewing
41.8%
Lawrence Butler
45.3%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
A.J. Ewing
6.2%
Lawrence Butler
7.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
A.J. Ewing
28.0%
Lawrence Butler
24.1%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
A.J. Ewing
11.4%
Lawrence Butler
13.0%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
A.J. Ewing
.317
Lawrence Butler
.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
.232
Lawrence Butler
.200.260
lg AVG .295
now .164
.224

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
A.J. Ewing
54.20
now 1
2
Lawrence Butler
54.20
now 3
3
Runshigher is better
A.J. Ewing
2020.60
now 8
13
Lawrence Butler
2020.60
now 17
14
RBIhigher is better
A.J. Ewing
2017.20
now 6
10
Lawrence Butler
2017.20
now 14
11
Stolen Baseshigher is better
A.J. Ewing
1.807.20
now 4
6
Lawrence Butler
1.807.20
now 4
3
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · steadyA.J. Ewing — hold.conf 0.60
Hold · steadyLawrence Butler — hold.conf 0.60
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