MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 19, 2026
Portrait of Carlos Cortes
Carlos Cortes
ATH · 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, and steals.

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

James Wood wins 4 categories (HR, R, RBI, SB); Carlos Cortes wins 1 (AVG).

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Carlos Cortes
89.9
James Wood
95.0
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Carlos Cortes
40.7%
James Wood
60.1%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Carlos Cortes
7.9%
James Wood
22.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Carlos Cortes
25.1%
James Wood
22.3%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Carlos Cortes
9.0%
James Wood
11.7%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Carlos Cortes
.339
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
Carlos Cortes
.230.360
lg AVG .295
now .328
.264
James Wood
.230.360
lg AVG .295
now .272
.256

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Carlos Cortes
520.80
now 5
4
James Wood
520.80
now 16
10
Runshigher is better
Carlos Cortes
2068.60
now 14
15
James Wood
2068.60
now 53
38
RBIhigher is better
Carlos Cortes
2047.80
now 17
18
James Wood
2047.80
now 39
28
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Carlos Cortes
.00013.60
now 1
1
James Wood
.00013.60
now 10
7
If you already own them — trade angle
BuyCarlos Cortes — buy.conf 0.65
BuyJames Wood — buy.conf 0.84
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