MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 19, 2026
Portrait of Bobby Witt Jr.
Bobby Witt Jr.
KC · SS
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Portrait of Xander Bogaerts
Xander Bogaerts
SD · 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, runs, steals, and average.

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

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

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Bobby Witt Jr.
93.1
Xander Bogaerts
88.1
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Bobby Witt Jr.
52.4%
Xander Bogaerts
39.2%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Bobby Witt Jr.
11.8%
Xander Bogaerts
6.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Bobby Witt Jr.
33.2%
Xander Bogaerts
25.0%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Bobby Witt Jr.
12.0%
Xander Bogaerts
9.7%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Bobby Witt Jr.
.386
Xander Bogaerts
.315
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.
.200.320
lg AVG .295
now .287
.293
Xander Bogaerts
.200.320
lg AVG .295
now .243
.221

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Bobby Witt Jr.
511.40
now 9
6
Xander Bogaerts
511.40
now 8
3
Runshigher is better
Bobby Witt Jr.
2033.60
now 30
22
Xander Bogaerts
2033.60
now 25
21
RBIhigher is better
Bobby Witt Jr.
2029.20
now 26
19
Xander Bogaerts
2029.20
now 26
21
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Bobby Witt Jr.
321
now 17
13
Xander Bogaerts
321
now 9
7
If you already own them — trade angle
BuyBobby Witt Jr. — buy.conf 0.74
Hold · steadyXander Bogaerts — hold.conf 0.60
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