MLB Daily DeltaWeek 16 · July 9, 2026
Portrait of Braxton Fulford
Braxton Fulford
COL · DH
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Portrait of Joc Pederson
Joc Pederson
TEX · DH
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Braxton Fulford.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — runs, RBI, and steals. Joc Pederson’s box score looks better right now, but the luck-stripped projection flips it.

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Braxton Fulford wins 3 categories (R, RBI, SB); Joc Pederson wins 2 (HR, AVG).

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Braxton Fulford
86.3
Joc Pederson
92.1
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Braxton Fulford
28.6%
Joc Pederson
50.0%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Braxton Fulford
7.1%
Joc Pederson
11.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Braxton Fulford
26.8%
Joc Pederson
28.5%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Braxton Fulford
16.1%
Joc Pederson
13.6%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Braxton Fulford
.207
Joc Pederson
.350
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
Braxton Fulford
.200.270
lg AVG .295
now .200
.166
Joc Pederson
.200.270
lg AVG .295
now .240
.228

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Braxton Fulford
510.80
now 1
2
Joc Pederson
510.80
now 8
6
Runshigher is better
Braxton Fulford
2037.20
now 5
28
Joc Pederson
2037.20
now 23
25
RBIhigher is better
Braxton Fulford
2029.20
now 4
22
Joc Pederson
2029.20
now 19
21
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Braxton Fulford
.00015.40
now 2
11
Joc Pederson
.00015.40
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighBraxton Fulford — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.68
BuyJoc Pederson — buy.conf 0.67
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