MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 27, 2026
Portrait of Austin Hedges
Austin Hedges
CLE · C
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Portrait of Austin Wells
Austin Wells
NYY · C
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Austin Hedges.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — runs, RBI, steals, and average. Austin Wells’s box score looks better right now, but it’s built on luck that won’t hold.

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Austin Hedges wins 4 categories (R, RBI, SB, AVG); Austin Wells wins 1 (HR).

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Austin Hedges
87.0
Austin Wells
88.9
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Austin Hedges
32.8%
Austin Wells
44.1%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Austin Hedges
5.2%
Austin Wells
6.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Austin Hedges
27.5%
Austin Wells
28.7%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Austin Hedges
10.6%
Austin Wells
14.0%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Austin Hedges
.293
Austin Wells
.302
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 Hedges
.200.270
lg AVG .295
now .244
.238
Austin Wells
.200.270
lg AVG .295
now .178
.193

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Austin Hedges
55.20
now 1
1
Austin Wells
55.20
now 4
3
Runshigher is better
Austin Hedges
2020.20
now 12
17
Austin Wells
2020.20
now 15
14
RBIhigher is better
Austin Hedges
2012.20
now 6
9
Austin Wells
2012.20
now 7
6
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Austin Hedges
.0002.20
now 1
1
Austin Wells
.0002.20
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighAustin Hedges — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.67
Buy LowAustin Wells — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.71
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