MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 28, 2026
Denzel Clarke
ATH · CF
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Portrait of José Fermín
José Fermín
STL · LF
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Denzel Clarke.

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

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Denzel Clarke wins 3 categories (HR, R, SB); José Fermín wins 2 (RBI, AVG).

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Denzel Clarke
91.9
José Fermín
85.7
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Denzel Clarke
46.9%
José Fermín
30.5%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Denzel Clarke
3.1%
José Fermín
1.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Denzel Clarke
29.0%
José Fermín
23.0%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Denzel Clarke
16.1%
José Fermín
5.8%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Denzel Clarke
.193
José Fermín
.288
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
Denzel Clarke
.200.240
lg AVG .295
now .170
.158
José Fermín
.200.240
lg AVG .295
now .217
.218

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Denzel Clarke
53.20
now 0
1
José Fermín
53.20
now 2
0
Runshigher is better
Denzel Clarke
2011.20
now 4
8
José Fermín
2011.20
now 4
6
RBIhigher is better
Denzel Clarke
2017.20
now 6
12
José Fermín
2017.20
now 9
14
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Denzel Clarke
.0005.60
now 2
4
José Fermín
.0005.60
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeDenzel Clarke — hold.conf 0.50
SellJosé Fermín — sell.conf 0.60
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