MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · July 30, 2026
Portrait of Carson Benge
Carson Benge
NYM · RF
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Portrait of Jackson Merrill
Jackson Merrill
SD · CF
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Carson Benge.

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

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Carson Benge wins 3 categories (R, RBI, AVG); Jackson Merrill wins 2 (HR, SB).

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Carson Benge
89.1
Jackson Merrill
89.9
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Carson Benge
40.2%
Jackson Merrill
46.5%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Carson Benge
7.6%
Jackson Merrill
10.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Carson Benge
26.7%
Jackson Merrill
36.4%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Carson Benge
9.7%
Jackson Merrill
14.7%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Carson Benge
.338
Jackson Merrill
.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
Carson Benge
.200.290
lg AVG .295
now .248
.266
Jackson Merrill
.200.290
lg AVG .295
now .209
.240

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Carson Benge
56.20
now 4
3
Jackson Merrill
56.20
now 5
4
Runshigher is better
Carson Benge
2032
now 28
19
Jackson Merrill
2032
now 26
18
RBIhigher is better
Carson Benge
2024.20
now 21
15
Jackson Merrill
2024.20
now 21
14
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Carson Benge
4.4011.60
now 9
6
Jackson Merrill
4.4011.60
now 10
7
If you already own them — trade angle
BuyCarson Benge — buy.conf 0.65
Hold · steadyJackson Merrill — hold.conf 0.60
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