MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 8, 2026
Portrait of Cam Smith
Cam Smith
HOU · RF
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Portrait of Jac Caglianone
Jac Caglianone
KC · RF
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Cam Smith.

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

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Cam Smith wins 3 categories (R, RBI, SB); Jac Caglianone 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
Cam Smith
89.4
Jac Caglianone
93.0
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Cam Smith
44.4%
Jac Caglianone
55.7%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Cam Smith
10.8%
Jac Caglianone
14.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Cam Smith
29.0%
Jac Caglianone
37.5%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Cam Smith
13.8%
Jac Caglianone
15.5%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Cam Smith
.326
Jac Caglianone
.353
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
Cam Smith
.200.260
lg AVG .295
now .218
.218
Jac Caglianone
.200.260
lg AVG .295
now .242
.251

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Cam Smith
57.20
now 6
3
Jac Caglianone
57.20
now 6
4
Runshigher is better
Cam Smith
2031.60
now 26
15
Jac Caglianone
2031.60
now 20
12
RBIhigher is better
Cam Smith
2026.20
now 21
12
Jac Caglianone
2026.20
now 13
8
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Cam Smith
.0009.40
now 7
4
Jac Caglianone
.0009.40
now 1
1
If you already own them — trade angle
Buy LowCam Smith — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.67
BuyJac Caglianone — buy.conf 0.68
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