MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 10, 2026
Portrait of Colt Emerson
Colt Emerson
SEA · SS
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Javier Báez
DET · SS
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Colt Emerson.

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

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Colt Emerson wins 2 categories (R, RBI); Javier Báez 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
Colt Emerson
86.7
Javier Báez
85.2
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Colt Emerson
31.2%
Javier Báez
33.8%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Colt Emerson
5.0%
Javier Báez
2.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Colt Emerson
38.9%
Javier Báez
47.4%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Colt Emerson
18.3%
Javier Báez
15.5%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Colt Emerson
.248
Javier Báez
.258
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
Colt Emerson
.200.290
lg AVG .295
now .250
.169
Javier Báez
.200.290
lg AVG .295
now .256
.226

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Colt Emerson
54.20
now 3
0
Javier Báez
54.20
now 2
0
Runshigher is better
Colt Emerson
2013.20
now 7
5
Javier Báez
2013.20
now 10
4
RBIhigher is better
Colt Emerson
2011.20
now 8
6
Javier Báez
2011.20
now 6
3
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Colt Emerson
.0002.20
now 0
0
Javier Báez
.0002.20
now 1
0
If you already own them — trade angle
SellColt Emerson — sell.conf 0.68
SellJavier Báez — sell.conf 0.66
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