MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 21, 2026
Portrait of Colby Thomas
Colby Thomas
ATH · RF
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Portrait of Jahmai Jones
Jahmai Jones
BOS · OF
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Colby Thomas.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — runs and RBI. Jahmai Jones’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

Colby Thomas wins 2 categories (R, RBI); Jahmai Jones wins 1 (AVG); 2 even.

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Colby Thomas
89.2
Jahmai Jones
90.7
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Colby Thomas
36.6%
Jahmai Jones
43.8%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Colby Thomas
9.9%
Jahmai Jones
9.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Colby Thomas
43.3%
Jahmai Jones
29.3%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Colby Thomas
20.4%
Jahmai Jones
16.9%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Colby Thomas
.259
Jahmai Jones
.304
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
Colby Thomas
.200.310
lg AVG .295
now .268
.197
Jahmai Jones
.200.310
lg AVG .295
now .155
.214

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Colby Thomas
55.20
now 1
4
Jahmai Jones
55.20
now 2
4
Runshigher is better
Colby Thomas
2017.60
now 5
14
Jahmai Jones
2017.60
now 6
10
RBIhigher is better
Colby Thomas
2017.60
now 5
14
Jahmai Jones
2017.60
now 7
11
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Colby Thomas
.0001.20
now 0
0
Jahmai Jones
.0001.20
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeColby Thomas — hold.conf 0.50
Buy LowJahmai Jones — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.75
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