MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 19, 2026
Portrait of Cam Smith
Cam Smith
HOU · RF
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Portrait of James Wood
James Wood
WSH · RF
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

James Wood.

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

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

James Wood wins 5 categories (HR, R, RBI, SB, AVG); Cam Smith wins 0 (none).

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Cam Smith
89.5
James Wood
95.0
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Cam Smith
44.6%
James Wood
60.1%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Cam Smith
12.0%
James Wood
22.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Cam Smith
29.0%
James Wood
22.3%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Cam Smith
13.6%
James Wood
11.7%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Cam Smith
.338
James Wood
.433
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
.200.290
lg AVG .295
now .218
.226
James Wood
.200.290
lg AVG .295
now .272
.256

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Cam Smith
520.40
now 6
5
James Wood
520.40
now 16
10
Runshigher is better
Cam Smith
2065.80
now 26
21
James Wood
2065.80
now 53
38
RBIhigher is better
Cam Smith
2047.80
now 21
17
James Wood
2047.80
now 39
28
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Cam Smith
4.4011.60
now 7
6
James Wood
4.4011.60
now 10
7
If you already own them — trade angle
Buy LowCam Smith — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.69
BuyJames Wood — buy.conf 0.84
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