MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 19, 2026
Portrait of Bobby Witt Jr.
Bobby Witt Jr.
KC · SS
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Portrait of Kevin McGonigle
Kevin McGonigle
DET · 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, RBI, steals, and average.

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Bobby Witt Jr. wins 4 categories (HR, RBI, SB, AVG); Kevin McGonigle wins 1 (R).

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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
Kevin McGonigle
88.0
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Bobby Witt Jr.
52.4%
Kevin McGonigle
36.9%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Bobby Witt Jr.
11.8%
Kevin McGonigle
7.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Bobby Witt Jr.
33.2%
Kevin McGonigle
18.2%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Bobby Witt Jr.
12.0%
Kevin McGonigle
6.9%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Bobby Witt Jr.
.386
Kevin McGonigle
.363
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.
.260.310
lg AVG .295
now .287
.293
Kevin McGonigle
.260.310
lg AVG .295
now .285
.274

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Bobby Witt Jr.
511.40
now 9
6
Kevin McGonigle
511.40
now 3
4
Runshigher is better
Bobby Witt Jr.
2044.40
now 30
22
Kevin McGonigle
2044.40
now 38
29
RBIhigher is better
Bobby Witt Jr.
2030
now 26
19
Kevin McGonigle
2030
now 21
16
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Bobby Witt Jr.
321
now 17
13
Kevin McGonigle
321
now 9
7
If you already own them — trade angle
BuyBobby Witt Jr. — buy.conf 0.74
Hold · leans buyKevin McGonigle — hold.conf 0.60
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