MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 21, 2026
Portrait of Austin Wells
Austin Wells
NYY · C
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Portrait of Mitch Garver
Mitch Garver
SEA · C
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Mitch Garver.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — runs, RBI, 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

Mitch Garver wins 3 categories (R, RBI, AVG); Austin Wells wins 1 (HR); 1 even.

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Austin Wells
89.1
Mitch Garver
90.5
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Austin Wells
43.5%
Mitch Garver
49.3%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Austin Wells
6.5%
Mitch Garver
8.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Austin Wells
29.5%
Mitch Garver
23.7%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Austin Wells
14.4%
Mitch Garver
14.3%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Austin Wells
.286
Mitch Garver
.312
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 Wells
.200.200
lg AVG .295
now .178
.184
Mitch Garver
.200.200
lg AVG .295
now .187
.190

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Austin Wells
55.20
now 4
4
Mitch Garver
55.20
now 2
3
Runshigher is better
Austin Wells
2022.20
now 15
16
Mitch Garver
2022.20
now 12
19
RBIhigher is better
Austin Wells
2012.20
now 7
7
Mitch Garver
2012.20
now 6
9
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Austin Wells
.0001.20
now 0
0
Mitch Garver
.0001.20
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Buy LowAustin Wells — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.71
Hold · wait & seeMitch Garver — hold.conf 0.50
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