MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 9, 2026
Portrait of Ceddanne Rafaela
Ceddanne Rafaela
BOS · CF
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Jonny DeLuca
TB · RF
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Jonny DeLuca.

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

Jonny DeLuca wins 3 categories (R, RBI, SB); Ceddanne Rafaela wins 2 (HR, AVG).

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Ceddanne Rafaela
86.7
Jonny DeLuca
85.2
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Ceddanne Rafaela
33.0%
Jonny DeLuca
30.6%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Ceddanne Rafaela
5.6%
Jonny DeLuca
4.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Ceddanne Rafaela
42.6%
Jonny DeLuca
35.8%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Ceddanne Rafaela
13.8%
Jonny DeLuca
14.2%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Ceddanne Rafaela
.286
Jonny DeLuca
.282
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
Ceddanne Rafaela
.230.290
lg AVG .295
now .275
.249
Jonny DeLuca
.230.290
lg AVG .295
now .269
.240

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Ceddanne Rafaela
56.60
now 5
2
Jonny DeLuca
56.60
now 2
1
Runshigher is better
Ceddanne Rafaela
2027
now 23
13
Jonny DeLuca
2027
now 17
14
RBIhigher is better
Ceddanne Rafaela
2027
now 23
13
Jonny DeLuca
2027
now 19
16
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Ceddanne Rafaela
1.807.20
now 6
3
Jonny DeLuca
1.807.20
now 6
5
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighCeddanne Rafaela — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.80
SellJonny DeLuca — sell.conf 0.62
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