MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 10, 2026
Portrait of Adley Rutschman
Adley Rutschman
BOS · C
Change to
Portrait of Will Smith
Will Smith
LAD · C
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 11, 3 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Adley Rutschman wins 1 (RBI); Will Smith wins 1 (AVG); 3 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Adley Rutschman
88.7
Will Smith
89.9
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Adley Rutschman
39.7%
Will Smith
40.3%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Adley Rutschman
7.3%
Will Smith
12.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Adley Rutschman
25.3%
Will Smith
22.0%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Adley Rutschman
6.6%
Will Smith
6.8%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Adley Rutschman
.337
Will Smith
.379
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 · batting average
AVGhigher is better
Adley Rutschman
.220.260
lg AVG .295
now .252
.228
Will Smith
.220.260
lg AVG .295
now .250
.247

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Adley Rutschman
59.40
now 7
1
Will Smith
59.40
now 6
1
Runshigher is better
Adley Rutschman
2028.80
now 20
5
Will Smith
2028.80
now 22
5
RBIhigher is better
Adley Rutschman
2038.60
now 29
7
Will Smith
2038.60
now 23
5
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Adley Rutschman
.0001.20
now 0
0
Will Smith
.0001.20
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · leans buyAdley Rutschman — hold.conf 0.60
Buy LowWill Smith — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.72
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