MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 7, 2026
Portrait of A.J. Ewing
A.J. Ewing
NYM · CF
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Portrait of Troy Johnston
Troy Johnston
COL · RF
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Troy Johnston.

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

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

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

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
A.J. Ewing
89.6
Troy Johnston
89.6
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
A.J. Ewing
43.7%
Troy Johnston
37.5%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
A.J. Ewing
8.1%
Troy Johnston
1.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
A.J. Ewing
27.9%
Troy Johnston
35.4%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
A.J. Ewing
11.3%
Troy Johnston
12.2%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
A.J. Ewing
.323
Troy Johnston
.319
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
.200.350
lg AVG .295
now .224
.237
Troy Johnston
.200.350
lg AVG .295
now .312
.268

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
A.J. Ewing
53.20
now 1
2
Troy Johnston
53.20
now 2
1
Runshigher is better
A.J. Ewing
2029
now 8
12
Troy Johnston
2029
now 23
14
RBIhigher is better
A.J. Ewing
2032.60
now 6
9
Troy Johnston
2032.60
now 25
15
Stolen Baseshigher is better
A.J. Ewing
.4007.60
now 4
6
Troy Johnston
.4007.60
now 3
2
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · leans buyA.J. Ewing — hold.conf 0.60
Hold · steadyTroy Johnston — hold.conf 0.60
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