MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 9, 2026
Braden Montgomery
CWS · RF
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Portrait of JJ Bleday
JJ Bleday
CIN · LF
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

JJ Bleday.

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

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

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Braden Montgomery
89.1
JJ Bleday
88.8
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Braden Montgomery
40.6%
JJ Bleday
41.3%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Braden Montgomery
3.8%
JJ Bleday
10.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Braden Montgomery
30.7%
JJ Bleday
22.5%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Braden Montgomery
15.3%
JJ Bleday
12.1%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Braden Montgomery
.311
JJ Bleday
.364
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
.194
JJ Bleday
.200.480
lg AVG .295
now .301
.200

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Braden Montgomery
513.60
now 1
1
JJ Bleday
513.60
now 10
3
Runshigher is better
Braden Montgomery
2031.40
now 2
23
JJ Bleday
2031.40
now 19
17
RBIhigher is better
Braden Montgomery
2047.80
now 3
35
JJ Bleday
2047.80
now 27
24
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Braden Montgomery
.0002.20
now 0
0
JJ Bleday
.0002.20
now 1
1
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · steadyBraden Montgomery — hold.conf 0.60
BuyJJ Bleday — buy.conf 0.70
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