MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 21, 2026
Portrait of Dominic Smith
Dominic Smith
ATL · DH
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Portrait of Iván Herrera
Iván Herrera
STL · DH
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Iván Herrera.

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

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Iván Herrera wins 3 categories (HR, R, SB); Dominic Smith wins 2 (RBI, AVG).

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Dominic Smith
87.8
Iván Herrera
89.1
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Dominic Smith
35.6%
Iván Herrera
38.9%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Dominic Smith
5.9%
Iván Herrera
5.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Dominic Smith
32.3%
Iván Herrera
27.5%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Dominic Smith
9.8%
Iván Herrera
8.7%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Dominic Smith
.313
Iván Herrera
.342
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
.200.360
lg AVG .295
now .325
.239
Iván Herrera
.200.360
lg AVG .295
now .260
.233

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Dominic Smith
58.60
now 5
3
Iván Herrera
58.60
now 7
4
Runshigher is better
Dominic Smith
2040.60
now 21
24
Iván Herrera
2040.60
now 35
26
RBIhigher is better
Dominic Smith
2031.20
now 25
28
Iván Herrera
2031.20
now 27
20
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Dominic Smith
.0003.20
now 0
0
Iván Herrera
.0003.20
now 2
1
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · steadyDominic Smith — hold.conf 0.60
BuyIván Herrera — buy.conf 0.65
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