MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 11, 2026
Portrait of Ben Rice
Ben Rice
NYY · DH
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Portrait of Michael Busch
Michael Busch
CHC · 1B
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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 — runs, RBI, and average.

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Ben Rice wins 3 categories (R, RBI, AVG); Michael Busch wins 0 (none); 2 even.

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Ben Rice
92.0
Michael Busch
88.5
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Ben Rice
48.3%
Michael Busch
40.1%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Ben Rice
14.2%
Michael Busch
8.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Ben Rice
25.1%
Michael Busch
25.3%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Ben Rice
11.3%
Michael Busch
11.3%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Ben Rice
.374
Michael Busch
.329
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
.224
Michael Busch
.200.340
lg AVG .295
now .243
.221

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Ben Rice
523.40
now 17
1
Michael Busch
523.40
now 6
1
Runshigher is better
Ben Rice
2060
now 44
8
Michael Busch
2060
now 26
4
RBIhigher is better
Ben Rice
2059.20
now 44
8
Michael Busch
2059.20
now 35
6
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Ben Rice
.0003.20
now 2
0
Michael Busch
.0003.20
now 1
0
If you already own them — trade angle
BuyBen Rice — buy.conf 0.72
Hold · leans buyMichael Busch — hold.conf 0.60
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