MLB Daily DeltaWeek 13 · June 22, 2026
Portrait of Brandon Valenzuela
Brandon Valenzuela
TOR · C
Change to
Yainer Diaz
HOU · C
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

Brandon Valenzuela wins 2 (R, SB); Yainer Diaz wins 2 (RBI, AVG); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Brandon Valenzuela
89.7
Yainer Diaz
87.8
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Brandon Valenzuela
39.8%
Yainer Diaz
28.7%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Brandon Valenzuela
8.7%
Yainer Diaz
3.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Brandon Valenzuela
29.7%
Yainer Diaz
42.2%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Brandon Valenzuela
12.5%
Yainer Diaz
13.5%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Brandon Valenzuela
.345
Yainer Diaz
.271
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
Brandon Valenzuela
.220.270
lg AVG .295
now .235
.250
Yainer Diaz
.220.270
lg AVG .295
now .238
.254

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Brandon Valenzuela
57.60
now 4
6
Yainer Diaz
57.60
now 2
6
Runshigher is better
Brandon Valenzuela
2032.20
now 13
25
Yainer Diaz
2032.20
now 7
16
RBIhigher is better
Brandon Valenzuela
2039.40
now 10
19
Yainer Diaz
2039.40
now 14
31
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Brandon Valenzuela
.0003.20
now 1
2
Yainer Diaz
.0003.20
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeBrandon Valenzuela — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeYainer Diaz — hold.conf 0.50
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