MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 19, 2026
Portrait of Carson Benge
Carson Benge
NYM · RF
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Portrait of Sam Antonacci
Sam Antonacci
CWS · LF
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Sam Antonacci.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — runs, steals, and average. Carson Benge’s box score looks better right now, but the luck-stripped projection flips it.

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

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

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Carson Benge
89.4
Sam Antonacci
87.4
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Carson Benge
41.2%
Sam Antonacci
36.5%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Carson Benge
7.7%
Sam Antonacci
6.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Carson Benge
26.8%
Sam Antonacci
22.5%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Carson Benge
9.4%
Sam Antonacci
6.6%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Carson Benge
.348
Sam Antonacci
.365
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
.230.310
lg AVG .295
now .248
.274
Sam Antonacci
.230.310
lg AVG .295
now .280
.292

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Carson Benge
55.20
now 4
4
Sam Antonacci
55.20
now 1
3
Runshigher is better
Carson Benge
2031.20
now 28
23
Sam Antonacci
2031.20
now 25
26
RBIhigher is better
Carson Benge
2024.20
now 21
17
Sam Antonacci
2024.20
now 13
13
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Carson Benge
5.8010.20
now 9
7
Sam Antonacci
5.8010.20
now 8
8
If you already own them — trade angle
BuyCarson Benge — buy.conf 0.67
Hold · leans buySam Antonacci — hold.conf 0.60
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