MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 21, 2026
Portrait of Blake Perkins
Blake Perkins
MIL · CF
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Portrait of José Fermín
José Fermín
STL · LF
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Blake Perkins.

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

Blake Perkins wins 3 categories (HR, R, SB); José Fermín wins 2 (RBI, AVG).

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Blake Perkins
86.4
José Fermín
85.4
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Blake Perkins
33.8%
José Fermín
29.9%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Blake Perkins
4.4%
José Fermín
2.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Blake Perkins
28.9%
José Fermín
23.0%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Blake Perkins
9.1%
José Fermín
5.7%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Blake Perkins
.264
José Fermín
.288
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
Blake Perkins
.200.280
lg AVG .295
now .092
.193
José Fermín
.200.280
lg AVG .295
now .217
.224

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Blake Perkins
53.20
now 0
1
José Fermín
53.20
now 2
0
Runshigher is better
Blake Perkins
2014.20
now 6
11
José Fermín
2014.20
now 4
7
RBIhigher is better
Blake Perkins
2018.20
now 7
12
José Fermín
2018.20
now 9
15
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Blake Perkins
.0005.60
now 2
4
José Fermín
.0005.60
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeBlake Perkins — hold.conf 0.50
Sell HighJosé Fermín — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.72
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