MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · July 31, 2026
Portrait of Ben Rice
Ben Rice
NYY · 1B
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Jorge Polanco
NYM · DH
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Ben Rice.

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

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Ben Rice wins 5 categories (HR, R, RBI, SB, AVG); Jorge Polanco wins 0 (none).

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Ben Rice
92.1
Jorge Polanco
85.3
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Ben Rice
48.2%
Jorge Polanco
28.8%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Ben Rice
15.7%
Jorge Polanco
2.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Ben Rice
25.6%
Jorge Polanco
30.9%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Ben Rice
11.1%
Jorge Polanco
10.3%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Ben Rice
.379
Jorge Polanco
.228
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
Ben Rice
.200.360
lg AVG .295
now .306
.237
Jorge Polanco
.200.360
lg AVG .295
now .179
.199

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Ben Rice
523.40
now 17
6
Jorge Polanco
523.40
now 1
3
Runshigher is better
Ben Rice
2060.40
now 44
30
Jorge Polanco
2060.40
now 3
6
RBIhigher is better
Ben Rice
2060.80
now 44
30
Jorge Polanco
2060.80
now 2
4
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Ben Rice
.0003.20
now 2
1
Jorge Polanco
.0003.20
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
BuyBen Rice — buy.conf 0.73
Hold · wait & seeJorge Polanco — hold.conf 0.50
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