MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 10, 2026
Austin Hays
SD · LF
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Portrait of Nathan Lukes
Nathan Lukes
TOR · RF
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Nathan Lukes.

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

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Nathan Lukes wins 2 categories (R, AVG); Austin Hays wins 1 (RBI); 2 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Austin Hays
86.0
Nathan Lukes
87.0
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Austin Hays
39.7%
Nathan Lukes
28.3%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Austin Hays
3.4%
Nathan Lukes
2.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Austin Hays
37.6%
Nathan Lukes
34.4%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Austin Hays
18.4%
Nathan Lukes
8.3%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Austin Hays
.273
Nathan Lukes
.288
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
Austin Hays
.210.330
lg AVG .295
now .233
.251
Nathan Lukes
.210.330
lg AVG .295
now .301
.255

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Austin Hays
52.20
now 1
0
Nathan Lukes
52.20
now 0
0
Runshigher is better
Austin Hays
2011.20
now 3
2
Nathan Lukes
2011.20
now 8
3
RBIhigher is better
Austin Hays
2012.20
now 7
6
Nathan Lukes
2012.20
now 9
4
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Austin Hays
.0001.20
now 0
0
Nathan Lukes
.0001.20
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeAustin Hays — hold.conf 0.50
SellNathan Lukes — sell.conf 0.60
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