MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 2, 2026
Braden Montgomery
CWS · RF
Change to
Portrait of Jake Mangum
Jake Mangum
PIT · CF
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); Jake Mangum wins 2 (SB, AVG); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Braden Montgomery
89.2
Jake Mangum
85.0
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Braden Montgomery
41.0%
Jake Mangum
25.8%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Braden Montgomery
3.3%
Jake Mangum
1.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Braden Montgomery
31.1%
Jake Mangum
46.9%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Braden Montgomery
15.2%
Jake Mangum
12.5%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Braden Montgomery
.306
Jake Mangum
.287
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
.193
Jake Mangum
.200.480
lg AVG .295
now .269
.261

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Braden Montgomery
52.20
now 1
1
Jake Mangum
52.20
now 1
1
Runshigher is better
Braden Montgomery
2037
now 2
27
Jake Mangum
2037
now 16
16
RBIhigher is better
Braden Montgomery
2054.80
now 3
40
Jake Mangum
2054.80
now 9
9
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Braden Montgomery
.00011.20
now 0
0
Jake Mangum
.00011.20
now 8
8
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · leans sellBraden Montgomery — hold.conf 0.60
Sell HighJake Mangum — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.75
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