MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 22, 2026
Portrait of Chase DeLauter
Chase DeLauter
CLE · RF
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Portrait of Ian Happ
Ian Happ
CHC · LF
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Chase DeLauter.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — RBI, steals, and average.

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

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

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Chase DeLauter
91.0
Ian Happ
89.7
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Chase DeLauter
45.0%
Ian Happ
43.4%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Chase DeLauter
6.7%
Ian Happ
12.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Chase DeLauter
20.5%
Ian Happ
24.0%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Chase DeLauter
6.6%
Ian Happ
14.1%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Chase DeLauter
.347
Ian Happ
.322
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
.200.310
lg AVG .295
now .268
.272
Ian Happ
.200.310
lg AVG .295
now .230
.181

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Chase DeLauter
517
now 7
3
Ian Happ
517
now 13
6
Runshigher is better
Chase DeLauter
2047.80
now 22
17
Ian Happ
2047.80
now 39
29
RBIhigher is better
Chase DeLauter
2035.60
now 32
25
Ian Happ
2035.60
now 31
23
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Chase DeLauter
.0003.20
now 2
2
Ian Happ
.0003.20
now 2
1
If you already own them — trade angle
BuyChase DeLauter — buy.conf 0.66
Hold · steadyIan Happ — hold.conf 0.60
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