MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 8, 2026
Braden Montgomery
CWS · RF
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Portrait of Ceddanne Rafaela
Ceddanne Rafaela
BOS · CF
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Ceddanne Rafaela.

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

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Ceddanne Rafaela wins 3 categories (HR, SB, AVG); Braden Montgomery 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
Braden Montgomery
88.8
Ceddanne Rafaela
86.6
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Braden Montgomery
39.7%
Ceddanne Rafaela
32.9%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Braden Montgomery
3.1%
Ceddanne Rafaela
5.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Braden Montgomery
31.1%
Ceddanne Rafaela
42.3%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Braden Montgomery
15.3%
Ceddanne Rafaela
13.7%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Braden Montgomery
.299
Ceddanne Rafaela
.287
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
Braden Montgomery
.200.480
lg AVG .295
now .444
.192
Ceddanne Rafaela
.200.480
lg AVG .295
now .275
.249

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Braden Montgomery
56.60
now 1
1
Ceddanne Rafaela
56.60
now 5
2
Runshigher is better
Braden Montgomery
2032.80
now 2
24
Ceddanne Rafaela
2032.80
now 23
14
RBIhigher is better
Braden Montgomery
2049.20
now 3
36
Ceddanne Rafaela
2049.20
now 23
14
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Braden Montgomery
.0008.40
now 0
0
Ceddanne Rafaela
.0008.40
now 6
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If you already own them — trade angle
SellBraden Montgomery — sell.conf 0.58
Sell HighCeddanne Rafaela — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.80
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