MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 19, 2026
Portrait of Ben Rice
Ben Rice
NYY · 1B
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Portrait of Josh Bell
Josh Bell
MIN · 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, and steals.

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Ben Rice wins 4 categories (HR, R, RBI, SB); Josh Bell wins 1 (AVG).

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Ben Rice
92.2
Josh Bell
90.0
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Ben Rice
47.6%
Josh Bell
44.0%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Ben Rice
15.5%
Josh Bell
10.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Ben Rice
24.3%
Josh Bell
30.6%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Ben Rice
10.4%
Josh Bell
12.8%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Ben Rice
.384
Josh Bell
.331
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
.200.340
lg AVG .295
now .306
.242
Josh Bell
.200.340
lg AVG .295
now .225
.246

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Ben Rice
521.80
now 17
8
Josh Bell
521.80
now 5
5
Runshigher is better
Ben Rice
2052.40
now 44
36
Josh Bell
2052.40
now 28
23
RBIhigher is better
Ben Rice
2051.20
now 44
36
Josh Bell
2051.20
now 32
26
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Ben Rice
.0003.20
now 2
2
Josh Bell
.0003.20
now 1
1
If you already own them — trade angle
BuyBen Rice — buy.conf 0.74
BuyJosh Bell — buy.conf 0.63
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