MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 8, 2026
Portrait of Cam Smith
Cam Smith
HOU · RF
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Portrait of Wade Meckler
Wade Meckler
LAA · LF
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Wade Meckler.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — RBI, steals, and average. Cam Smith’s box score looks better right now, but it’s built on luck that won’t hold.

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Wade Meckler wins 3 categories (RBI, SB, AVG); Cam Smith wins 2 (HR, R).

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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
Wade Meckler
86.0
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Cam Smith
44.4%
Wade Meckler
30.0%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Cam Smith
10.8%
Wade Meckler
4.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Cam Smith
29.0%
Wade Meckler
27.0%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Cam Smith
13.8%
Wade Meckler
11.0%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Cam Smith
.326
Wade Meckler
.321
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
.200.310
lg AVG .295
now .218
.218
Wade Meckler
.200.310
lg AVG .295
now .286
.240

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Cam Smith
58
now 6
3
Wade Meckler
58
now 2
1
Runshigher is better
Cam Smith
2035.20
now 26
15
Wade Meckler
2035.20
now 3
10
RBIhigher is better
Cam Smith
2031.80
now 21
12
Wade Meckler
2031.80
now 8
25
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Cam Smith
.0009
now 7
4
Wade Meckler
.0009
now 2
6
If you already own them — trade angle
Buy LowCam Smith — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.67
Sell HighWade Meckler — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.74
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