MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 19, 2026
Portrait of Colton Cowser
Colton Cowser
BAL · CF
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Portrait of Lawrence Butler
Lawrence Butler
ATH · RF
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Colton Cowser.

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

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Colton Cowser wins 3 categories (HR, R, RBI); Lawrence Butler wins 2 (SB, AVG).

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Colton Cowser
86.9
Lawrence Butler
88.9
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Colton Cowser
36.5%
Lawrence Butler
44.6%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Colton Cowser
10.9%
Lawrence Butler
5.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Colton Cowser
29.2%
Lawrence Butler
23.8%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Colton Cowser
14.9%
Lawrence Butler
13.1%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Colton Cowser
.314
Lawrence Butler
.305
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
.200.250
lg AVG .295
now .227
.202
Lawrence Butler
.200.250
lg AVG .295
now .164
.222

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Colton Cowser
56.20
now 4
5
Lawrence Butler
56.20
now 3
4
Runshigher is better
Colton Cowser
2023.20
now 17
20
Lawrence Butler
2023.20
now 17
17
RBIhigher is better
Colton Cowser
2024.20
now 18
21
Lawrence Butler
2024.20
now 14
14
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Colton Cowser
.0005.20
now 1
1
Lawrence Butler
.0005.20
now 4
4
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · steadyColton Cowser — hold.conf 0.60
Buy LowLawrence Butler — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.67
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