MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 9, 2026
Portrait of Andy Pages
Andy Pages
LAD · CF
Change to
Lars Nootbaar
AZ · LF
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22, 1 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Andy Pages wins 2 (SB, AVG); Lars Nootbaar wins 2 (R, RBI); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Andy Pages
89.1
Lars Nootbaar
91.5
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Andy Pages
42.9%
Lars Nootbaar
49.6%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Andy Pages
7.7%
Lars Nootbaar
9.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Andy Pages
32.7%
Lars Nootbaar
18.5%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Andy Pages
10.9%
Lars Nootbaar
6.6%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Andy Pages
.338
Lars Nootbaar
.331
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
Andy Pages
.200.480
lg AVG .295
now .293
.246
Lars Nootbaar
.200.480
lg AVG .295
now .429
.224

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Andy Pages
517.80
now 13
2
Lars Nootbaar
517.80
now 1
2
Runshigher is better
Andy Pages
2049.60
now 36
19
Lars Nootbaar
2049.60
now 2
25
RBIhigher is better
Andy Pages
2068.80
now 50
26
Lars Nootbaar
2068.80
now 3
37
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Andy Pages
.0009.80
now 7
4
Lars Nootbaar
.0009.80
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
BuyAndy Pages — buy.conf 0.65
BuyLars Nootbaar — buy.conf 0.63
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