MLB Daily DeltaWeek 13 · June 22, 2026
Portrait of Dominic Smith
Dominic Smith
ATL · DH
Change to
Portrait of Randal Grichuk
Randal Grichuk
CWS · DH
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22, 1 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Dominic Smith wins 2 (R, RBI); Randal Grichuk wins 2 (HR, AVG); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Dominic Smith
88.5
Randal Grichuk
90.6
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Dominic Smith
35.9%
Randal Grichuk
46.8%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Dominic Smith
7.6%
Randal Grichuk
15.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Dominic Smith
34.4%
Randal Grichuk
32.8%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Dominic Smith
10.8%
Randal Grichuk
12.6%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Dominic Smith
.338
Randal Grichuk
.381
stabilized — trust it · small sample yet · dashed = league avg · right = better
05

The tape

Rest-of-season projection · bold = leads
rest-of-season projection current season projection range
Rate · batting average
AVGhigher is better
Dominic Smith
.220.360
lg AVG .295
now .325
.270
Randal Grichuk
.220.360
lg AVG .295
now .250
.283

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Dominic Smith
58.20
now 5
6
Randal Grichuk
58.20
now 4
7
Runshigher is better
Dominic Smith
2045.20
now 21
36
Randal Grichuk
2045.20
now 13
33
RBIhigher is better
Dominic Smith
2054.20
now 25
43
Randal Grichuk
2054.20
now 15
38
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Dominic Smith
.0001.20
now 0
0
Randal Grichuk
.0001.20
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · leans buyDominic Smith — hold.conf 0.60
Hold · wait & seeRandal Grichuk — hold.conf 0.50
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