MLB Daily DeltaWeek 16 · July 14, 2026
Portrait of Braden Shewmake
Braden Shewmake
MIL · SS
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Portrait of Zack Short
Zack Short
NYM · SS
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Braden Shewmake.

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

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Braden Shewmake wins 4 categories (HR, R, RBI, AVG); Zack Short wins 0 (none); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Braden Shewmake
89.8
Zack Short
88.7
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Braden Shewmake
36.8%
Zack Short
20.6%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Braden Shewmake
7.4%
Zack Short
5.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Braden Shewmake
52.4%
Zack Short
27.1%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Braden Shewmake
14.2%
Zack Short
14.0%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Braden Shewmake
.293
Zack Short
.256
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 Shewmake
.200.290
lg AVG .295
now .243
.227
Zack Short
.200.290
lg AVG .295
now .120
.175

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Braden Shewmake
54.20
now 3
3
Zack Short
54.20
now 0
2
Runshigher is better
Braden Shewmake
2020.20
now 8
15
Zack Short
2020.20
now 2
8
RBIhigher is better
Braden Shewmake
2020.60
now 8
15
Zack Short
2020.60
now 1
4
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Braden Shewmake
.0001.20
now 0
0
Zack Short
.0001.20
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeBraden Shewmake — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeZack Short — hold.conf 0.50
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