MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 8, 2026
Portrait of CJ Abrams
CJ Abrams
WSH · SS
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Portrait of Ezequiel Duran
Ezequiel Duran
TEX · SS
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

CJ Abrams.

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

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

CJ Abrams wins 4 categories (HR, R, RBI, SB); Ezequiel Duran wins 1 (AVG).

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
CJ Abrams
89.7
Ezequiel Duran
88.7
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
CJ Abrams
42.4%
Ezequiel Duran
35.8%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
CJ Abrams
10.9%
Ezequiel Duran
6.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
CJ Abrams
37.0%
Ezequiel Duran
36.3%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
CJ Abrams
14.8%
Ezequiel Duran
13.4%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
CJ Abrams
.346
Ezequiel Duran
.309
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
CJ Abrams
.220.320
lg AVG .295
now .294
.242
Ezequiel Duran
.220.320
lg AVG .295
now .299
.247

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
CJ Abrams
516
now 12
3
Ezequiel Duran
516
now 4
2
Runshigher is better
CJ Abrams
2045.40
now 37
19
Ezequiel Duran
2045.40
now 25
16
RBIhigher is better
CJ Abrams
2057.40
now 47
25
Ezequiel Duran
2057.40
now 32
21
Stolen Baseshigher is better
CJ Abrams
.60011.40
now 9
5
Ezequiel Duran
.60011.40
now 5
3
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighCJ Abrams — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.76
Hold · steadyEzequiel Duran — hold.conf 0.60
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