MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 19, 2026
Portrait of Bobby Witt Jr.
Bobby Witt Jr.
KC · SS
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Portrait of Otto Lopez
Otto Lopez
MIA · 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, and steals.

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

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

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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
Otto Lopez
89.5
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Bobby Witt Jr.
52.4%
Otto Lopez
42.8%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Bobby Witt Jr.
11.8%
Otto Lopez
6.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Bobby Witt Jr.
33.2%
Otto Lopez
33.0%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Bobby Witt Jr.
12.0%
Otto Lopez
9.6%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Bobby Witt Jr.
.386
Otto Lopez
.337
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.
.270.350
lg AVG .295
now .287
.293
Otto Lopez
.270.350
lg AVG .295
now .333
.303

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Bobby Witt Jr.
511.40
now 9
6
Otto Lopez
511.40
now 4
3
Runshigher is better
Bobby Witt Jr.
2037.40
now 30
22
Otto Lopez
2037.40
now 33
25
RBIhigher is better
Bobby Witt Jr.
2029.20
now 26
19
Otto Lopez
2029.20
now 24
18
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Bobby Witt Jr.
4.4020.60
now 17
13
Otto Lopez
4.4020.60
now 10
8
If you already own them — trade angle
BuyBobby Witt Jr. — buy.conf 0.74
Sell HighOtto Lopez — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.75
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