MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 11, 2026
Portrait of Austin Hedges
Austin Hedges
CLE · C
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Portrait of Joe Mack
Joe Mack
MIA · C
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Joe Mack.

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

Joe Mack wins 2 categories (RBI, AVG); Austin Hedges wins 1 (R); 2 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
Joe Mack
88.5
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Austin Hedges
31.3%
Joe Mack
38.6%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Austin Hedges
4.4%
Joe Mack
8.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Austin Hedges
26.7%
Joe Mack
27.8%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Austin Hedges
10.3%
Joe Mack
12.1%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Austin Hedges
.272
Joe Mack
.292
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
.200.260
lg AVG .295
now .244
.213
Joe Mack
.200.260
lg AVG .295
now .209
.222

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Austin Hedges
52.20
now 1
0
Joe Mack
52.20
now 0
0
Runshigher is better
Austin Hedges
2015.60
now 12
4
Joe Mack
2015.60
now 7
3
RBIhigher is better
Austin Hedges
209.20
now 6
2
Joe Mack
209.20
now 6
3
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Austin Hedges
.0002.20
now 1
0
Joe Mack
.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
SellJoe Mack — sell.conf 0.60
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