MLB Daily DeltaWeek 15 · July 8, 2026
Portrait of Dane Myers
Dane Myers
CIN · CF
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Portrait of Lawrence Butler
Lawrence Butler
ATH · RF
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Dane Myers.

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

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

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Dane Myers
90.0
Lawrence Butler
89.1
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Dane Myers
32.5%
Lawrence Butler
45.2%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Dane Myers
7.2%
Lawrence Butler
6.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Dane Myers
19.1%
Lawrence Butler
24.1%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Dane Myers
6.6%
Lawrence Butler
13.6%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Dane Myers
.355
Lawrence Butler
.313
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
Dane Myers
.200.280
lg AVG .295
now .247
.239
Lawrence Butler
.200.280
lg AVG .295
now .164
.232

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Dane Myers
56.20
now 3
3
Lawrence Butler
56.20
now 3
5
Runshigher is better
Dane Myers
2031.40
now 16
27
Lawrence Butler
2031.40
now 17
20
RBIhigher is better
Dane Myers
2023.20
now 12
20
Lawrence Butler
2023.20
now 14
17
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Dane Myers
.8006.20
now 2
3
Lawrence Butler
.8006.20
now 4
5
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeDane Myers — hold.conf 0.50
Buy LowLawrence Butler — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.68
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