MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 19, 2026
Portrait of Colton Cowser
Colton Cowser
BAL · CF
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Portrait of James Wood
James Wood
WSH · RF
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

James Wood.

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

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

James Wood wins 5 categories (HR, R, RBI, SB, AVG); Colton Cowser wins 0 (none).

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Colton Cowser
86.9
James Wood
95.0
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Colton Cowser
36.5%
James Wood
60.1%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Colton Cowser
10.9%
James Wood
22.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Colton Cowser
29.2%
James Wood
22.3%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Colton Cowser
14.9%
James Wood
11.7%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Colton Cowser
.314
James Wood
.433
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
Colton Cowser
.200.300
lg AVG .295
now .227
.202
James Wood
.200.300
lg AVG .295
now .272
.256

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Colton Cowser
520.80
now 4
5
James Wood
520.80
now 16
10
Runshigher is better
Colton Cowser
2067.40
now 17
20
James Wood
2067.40
now 53
38
RBIhigher is better
Colton Cowser
2047.40
now 18
21
James Wood
2047.40
now 39
28
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Colton Cowser
.00013.60
now 1
1
James Wood
.00013.60
now 10
7
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · steadyColton Cowser — hold.conf 0.60
BuyJames Wood — buy.conf 0.84
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