Rest of Season Projection
ByronCategoryJames
21HR →22
63R →78
43RBI →57
8SB →15
.216AVG →.255
Current Season
ByronCategoryJames
17HR ←16
40R →53
27RBI →39
5SB →10
.258AVG →.272
What Each Player's System Trusts
Byron Buxton
- xwobaSIGNALskill near league average (0.326)
James Wood
- xwobaSIGNALstable xwOBA 0.432, +0.117 vs league — production is earned
- hard_hit_pctSIGNALelite, already-stable contact quality
- k_pctSIGNALstrikeout rate 29% is stable and high — caps the floor
Byron Buxton: 21 HR / 63 R. James Wood: 22 HR / 78 R. Different roster decisions — see individual verdicts.
Bare-stats comparison (narrative review pending).

