MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 20, 2026
Brendan Donovan
SEA · 3B
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Portrait of Graham Pauley
Graham Pauley
MIA · 3B
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Brendan Donovan.

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

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Brendan Donovan wins 3 categories (R, SB, AVG); Graham Pauley wins 1 (RBI); 1 even.

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Brendan Donovan
85.9
Graham Pauley
83.9
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Brendan Donovan
32.9%
Graham Pauley
23.2%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Brendan Donovan
4.3%
Graham Pauley
4.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Brendan Donovan
25.3%
Graham Pauley
25.9%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Brendan Donovan
8.7%
Graham Pauley
10.0%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Brendan Donovan
.344
Graham Pauley
.209
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
.200.320
lg AVG .295
now .274
.242
Graham Pauley
.200.320
lg AVG .295
now .169
.180

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Brendan Donovan
54.20
now 3
2
Graham Pauley
54.20
now 1
2
Runshigher is better
Brendan Donovan
2017.20
now 9
14
Graham Pauley
2017.20
now 9
13
RBIhigher is better
Brendan Donovan
2018.20
now 8
13
Graham Pauley
2018.20
now 10
15
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Brendan Donovan
.0003.20
now 1
2
Graham Pauley
.0003.20
now 1
1
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeBrendan Donovan — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeGraham Pauley — hold.conf 0.50
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