MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 19, 2026
Portrait of Ceddanne Rafaela
Ceddanne Rafaela
BOS · CF
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Portrait of Leody Taveras
Leody Taveras
BAL · CF
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Leody Taveras.

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

Leody Taveras wins 3 categories (R, RBI, SB); Ceddanne Rafaela wins 1 (AVG); 1 even.

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Ceddanne Rafaela
86.2
Leody Taveras
87.4
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Ceddanne Rafaela
32.0%
Leody Taveras
30.0%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Ceddanne Rafaela
5.0%
Leody Taveras
4.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Ceddanne Rafaela
41.2%
Leody Taveras
30.6%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Ceddanne Rafaela
13.4%
Leody Taveras
12.3%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Ceddanne Rafaela
.287
Leody Taveras
.288
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
.200.300
lg AVG .295
now .275
.246
Leody Taveras
.200.300
lg AVG .295
now .274
.222

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Ceddanne Rafaela
56.20
now 5
3
Leody Taveras
56.20
now 2
3
Runshigher is better
Ceddanne Rafaela
2026.20
now 23
20
Leody Taveras
2026.20
now 22
22
RBIhigher is better
Ceddanne Rafaela
2026.20
now 23
20
Leody Taveras
2026.20
now 22
22
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Ceddanne Rafaela
3.807.20
now 6
5
Leody Taveras
3.807.20
now 6
6
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighCeddanne Rafaela — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.76
SellLeody Taveras — sell.conf 0.60
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