MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 20, 2026
Portrait of Chase DeLauter
Chase DeLauter
CLE · RF
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Portrait of Heriberto Hernández
Heriberto Hernández
MIA · LF
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Heriberto Hernández.

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

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Heriberto Hernández wins 3 categories (HR, RBI, SB); Chase DeLauter wins 2 (R, AVG).

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Chase DeLauter
90.9
Heriberto Hernández
92.1
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Chase DeLauter
45.0%
Heriberto Hernández
50.3%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Chase DeLauter
6.8%
Heriberto Hernández
12.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Chase DeLauter
20.8%
Heriberto Hernández
24.9%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Chase DeLauter
6.7%
Heriberto Hernández
14.8%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Chase DeLauter
.344
Heriberto Hernández
.361
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
Chase DeLauter
.200.290
lg AVG .295
now .268
.267
Heriberto Hernández
.200.290
lg AVG .295
now .206
.245

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Chase DeLauter
58.60
now 7
3
Heriberto Hernández
58.60
now 3
4
Runshigher is better
Chase DeLauter
2028
now 22
18
Heriberto Hernández
2028
now 7
9
RBIhigher is better
Chase DeLauter
2036.80
now 32
26
Heriberto Hernández
2036.80
now 20
27
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Chase DeLauter
.0009
now 2
2
Heriberto Hernández
.0009
now 5
7
If you already own them — trade angle
BuyChase DeLauter — buy.conf 0.66
BuyHeriberto Hernández — buy.conf 0.69
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