MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 29, 2026
Brendan Donovan
SEA · 3B
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Portrait of Caleb Durbin
Caleb Durbin
BOS · 3B
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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

Brendan Donovan wins 2 (HR, AVG); Caleb Durbin wins 2 (RBI, SB); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Brendan Donovan
85.9
Caleb Durbin
84.0
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Brendan Donovan
32.9%
Caleb Durbin
27.6%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Brendan Donovan
4.3%
Caleb Durbin
2.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Brendan Donovan
25.3%
Caleb Durbin
28.7%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Brendan Donovan
8.7%
Caleb Durbin
7.2%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Brendan Donovan
.344
Caleb Durbin
.282
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
Brendan Donovan
.200.310
lg AVG .295
now .274
.241
Caleb Durbin
.200.310
lg AVG .295
now .183
.226

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Brendan Donovan
54.20
now 3
2
Caleb Durbin
54.20
now 1
1
Runshigher is better
Brendan Donovan
2018.20
now 9
12
Caleb Durbin
2018.20
now 15
12
RBIhigher is better
Brendan Donovan
2027.60
now 8
11
Caleb Durbin
2027.60
now 22
18
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Brendan Donovan
.0005.20
now 1
1
Caleb Durbin
.0005.20
now 4
3
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeBrendan Donovan — hold.conf 0.50
SellCaleb Durbin — sell.conf 0.62
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