Rest of Season Projection
CedricCategoryJames
5HR →22
33R →78
27RBI →57
17SB ←15
.194AVG →.255
Current Season
CedricCategoryJames
3HR →16
19R →53
16RBI →39
10SB10
.184AVG →.272
What Each Player's System Trusts
Cedric Mullins
- xwobaSIGNALstable xwOBA 0.245 below league with no luck excuse
James Wood
- xwobaSIGNALstable xwOBA 0.432, +0.117 vs league — production is earned
- hard_hit_pctSIGNALelite, already-stable contact quality
- k_pctSIGNALstrikeout rate 29% is stable and high — caps the floor
Cedric Mullins: 5 HR / 33 R. James Wood: 22 HR / 78 R. Different roster decisions — see individual verdicts.
Bare-stats comparison (narrative review pending).