MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 11, 2026
Portrait of Austin Hedges
Austin Hedges
CLE · C
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Harry Ford
WSH · C
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Harry Ford.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — home runs, runs, and RBI. Austin Hedges’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

Harry Ford wins 3 categories (HR, R, RBI); Austin Hedges wins 1 (AVG); 1 even.

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Austin Hedges
85.8
Harry Ford
84.1
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Austin Hedges
31.3%
Harry Ford
33.3%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Austin Hedges
4.4%
Harry Ford
11.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Austin Hedges
26.7%
Harry Ford
18.0%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Austin Hedges
10.3%
Harry Ford
11.0%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Austin Hedges
.272
Harry Ford
.289
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
.200.480
lg AVG .295
now .244
.213
Harry Ford
.200.480
lg AVG .295
now .400
.157

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Austin Hedges
52.20
now 1
0
Harry Ford
52.20
now 1
1
Runshigher is better
Austin Hedges
2026.80
now 12
4
Harry Ford
2026.80
now 3
20
RBIhigher is better
Austin Hedges
2027.20
now 6
2
Harry Ford
2027.20
now 3
20
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Austin Hedges
.0002.20
now 1
0
Harry Ford
.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 0.74
Hold · wait & seeHarry Ford — hold.conf 0.50
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