MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 23, 2026
Portrait of Brandon Nimmo
Brandon Nimmo
TEX · RF
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Portrait of Ceddanne Rafaela
Ceddanne Rafaela
BOS · CF
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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

Brandon Nimmo wins 2 (HR, AVG); Ceddanne Rafaela wins 2 (RBI, SB); 1 even.

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Brandon Nimmo
92.4
Ceddanne Rafaela
86.2
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Brandon Nimmo
52.5%
Ceddanne Rafaela
31.9%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Brandon Nimmo
12.5%
Ceddanne Rafaela
4.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Brandon Nimmo
28.3%
Ceddanne Rafaela
41.3%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Brandon Nimmo
11.4%
Ceddanne Rafaela
13.3%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Brandon Nimmo
.374
Ceddanne Rafaela
.284
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
Brandon Nimmo
.230.290
lg AVG .295
now .258
.278
Ceddanne Rafaela
.230.290
lg AVG .295
now .275
.247

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Brandon Nimmo
58.60
now 7
5
Ceddanne Rafaela
58.60
now 5
3
Runshigher is better
Brandon Nimmo
2029.20
now 26
19
Ceddanne Rafaela
2029.20
now 23
19
RBIhigher is better
Brandon Nimmo
2026.20
now 21
15
Ceddanne Rafaela
2026.20
now 23
19
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Brandon Nimmo
.0008
now 2
1
Ceddanne Rafaela
.0008
now 6
5
If you already own them — trade angle
BuyBrandon Nimmo — buy.conf 0.72
Sell HighCeddanne Rafaela — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.77
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