Rest of Season Projection
ByronCategoryOneil
21HR ←19
63R63
43RBI →61
8SB →28
.216AVG →.242
Current Season
ByronCategoryOneil
17HR ←13
40R →42
27RBI →41
5SB →19
.258AVG ←.255
What Each Player's System Trusts
Byron Buxton
- xwobaSIGNALskill near league average (0.326)
Oneil Cruz
- xwobaSIGNALstable xwOBA 0.353, +0.038 vs league — production is earned
- hard_hit_pctSIGNALelite, already-stable contact quality
- k_pctSIGNALstrikeout rate 35% is stable and high — caps the floor
Byron Buxton: 21 HR / 63 R. Oneil Cruz: 19 HR / 63 R. Different roster decisions — see individual verdicts.
Bare-stats comparison (narrative review pending).