MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 19, 2026
Portrait of Dominic Smith
Dominic Smith
ATL · DH
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Portrait of Ildemaro Vargas
Ildemaro Vargas
AZ · 1B
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Ildemaro Vargas.

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

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Ildemaro Vargas wins 4 categories (R, RBI, SB, AVG); Dominic Smith wins 1 (HR).

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Dominic Smith
87.7
Ildemaro Vargas
87.3
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Dominic Smith
35.1%
Ildemaro Vargas
33.7%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Dominic Smith
5.9%
Ildemaro Vargas
3.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Dominic Smith
32.1%
Ildemaro Vargas
39.3%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Dominic Smith
9.6%
Ildemaro Vargas
7.1%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Dominic Smith
.315
Ildemaro Vargas
.307
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
Dominic Smith
.210.360
lg AVG .295
now .325
.240
Ildemaro Vargas
.210.360
lg AVG .295
now .291
.253

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Dominic Smith
59.40
now 5
3
Ildemaro Vargas
59.40
now 7
1
Runshigher is better
Dominic Smith
2033.60
now 21
24
Ildemaro Vargas
2033.60
now 30
26
RBIhigher is better
Dominic Smith
20.2041.80
now 25
29
Ildemaro Vargas
20.2041.80
now 37
32
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Dominic Smith
.0002.20
now 0
0
Ildemaro Vargas
.0002.20
now 1
1
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · steadyDominic Smith — hold.conf 0.60
Hold · leans sellIldemaro Vargas — hold.conf 0.60
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