MLB Daily DeltaWeek 15 · July 4, 2026
Braden Montgomery
CWS · RF
Change to
Esmerlyn Valdez
PIT · RF
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22, 1 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Braden Montgomery wins 2 (R, RBI); Esmerlyn Valdez wins 2 (HR, AVG); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Braden Montgomery
89.7
Esmerlyn Valdez
92.6
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Braden Montgomery
42.9%
Esmerlyn Valdez
56.8%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Braden Montgomery
5.4%
Esmerlyn Valdez
29.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Braden Montgomery
27.2%
Esmerlyn Valdez
23.5%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Braden Montgomery
13.2%
Esmerlyn Valdez
17.2%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Braden Montgomery
.309
Esmerlyn Valdez
.398
stabilized — trust it · small sample yet · dashed = league avg · right = better
05

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
.196
Esmerlyn Valdez
.200.480
lg AVG .295
now .111
.229

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Braden Montgomery
516.40
now 1
3
Esmerlyn Valdez
516.40
now 2
12
Runshigher is better
Braden Montgomery
2055.20
now 2
40
Esmerlyn Valdez
2055.20
now 2
16
RBIhigher is better
Braden Montgomery
2084.20
now 3
61
Esmerlyn Valdez
2084.20
now 5
41
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Braden Montgomery
.0001.20
now 0
0
Esmerlyn Valdez
.0001.20
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeBraden Montgomery — hold.conf 0.50
Sell HighEsmerlyn Valdez — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.70
Tweet