MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 19, 2026
Portrait of Bobby Witt Jr.
Bobby Witt Jr.
KC · SS
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Portrait of CJ Abrams
CJ Abrams
WSH · SS
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Bobby Witt Jr..

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — home runs, steals, and average. CJ Abrams’s box score looks better right now, but the luck-stripped projection flips it.

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Bobby Witt Jr. wins 3 categories (HR, SB, AVG); CJ Abrams wins 2 (R, RBI).

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Bobby Witt Jr.
93.1
CJ Abrams
89.9
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Bobby Witt Jr.
52.4%
CJ Abrams
42.1%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Bobby Witt Jr.
11.8%
CJ Abrams
10.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Bobby Witt Jr.
33.2%
CJ Abrams
36.4%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Bobby Witt Jr.
12.0%
CJ Abrams
14.2%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Bobby Witt Jr.
.386
CJ Abrams
.344
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
Bobby Witt Jr.
.220.320
lg AVG .295
now .287
.293
CJ Abrams
.220.320
lg AVG .295
now .294
.238

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Bobby Witt Jr.
514.80
now 9
6
CJ Abrams
514.80
now 12
5
Runshigher is better
Bobby Witt Jr.
2043
now 30
22
CJ Abrams
2043
now 37
28
RBIhigher is better
Bobby Witt Jr.
2058.20
now 26
19
CJ Abrams
2058.20
now 47
36
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Bobby Witt Jr.
321
now 17
13
CJ Abrams
321
now 9
7
If you already own them — trade angle
BuyBobby Witt Jr. — buy.conf 0.74
BuyCJ Abrams — buy.conf 0.66
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