MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 7, 2026
Braden Montgomery
CWS · RF
Change to
Portrait of Ian Happ
Ian Happ
CHC · LF
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Braden Montgomery.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — runs, RBI, and average. Ian Happ’s box score looks better right now, but the luck-stripped projection flips it.

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Braden Montgomery wins 3 categories (R, RBI, AVG); Ian Happ wins 2 (HR, SB).

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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
Ian Happ
89.2
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Braden Montgomery
40.2%
Ian Happ
41.2%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Braden Montgomery
3.1%
Ian Happ
11.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Braden Montgomery
31.9%
Ian Happ
24.0%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Braden Montgomery
15.4%
Ian Happ
13.6%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Braden Montgomery
.298
Ian Happ
.314
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
Ian Happ
.200.480
lg AVG .295
now .230
.177

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Braden Montgomery
517.80
now 1
1
Ian Happ
517.80
now 13
4
Runshigher is better
Braden Montgomery
2053.80
now 2
25
Ian Happ
2053.80
now 39
22
RBIhigher is better
Braden Montgomery
2050.60
now 3
37
Ian Happ
2050.60
now 31
17
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Braden Montgomery
.0003.20
now 0
0
Ian Happ
.0003.20
now 2
1
If you already own them — trade angle
SellBraden Montgomery — sell.conf 0.58
Hold · steadyIan Happ — hold.conf 0.60
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