MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 4, 2026
Portrait of Colton Cowser
Colton Cowser
BAL · CF
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Portrait of Ryan Vilade
Ryan Vilade
TB · RF
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Ryan Vilade.

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

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

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

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Colton Cowser
86.8
Ryan Vilade
89.2
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Colton Cowser
36.2%
Ryan Vilade
37.5%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Colton Cowser
10.1%
Ryan Vilade
6.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Colton Cowser
28.3%
Ryan Vilade
27.7%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Colton Cowser
14.5%
Ryan Vilade
10.8%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Colton Cowser
.316
Ryan Vilade
.310
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
.200.310
lg AVG .295
now .227
.192
Ryan Vilade
.200.310
lg AVG .295
now .278
.223

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Colton Cowser
55.20
now 4
3
Ryan Vilade
55.20
now 3
2
Runshigher is better
Colton Cowser
2020.20
now 17
15
Ryan Vilade
2020.20
now 9
10
RBIhigher is better
Colton Cowser
2026.20
now 18
16
Ryan Vilade
2026.20
now 20
23
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Colton Cowser
.0003.20
now 1
1
Ryan Vilade
.0003.20
now 2
2
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · steadyColton Cowser — hold.conf 0.60
Hold · steadyRyan Vilade — hold.conf 0.60
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