MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 4, 2026
Portrait of Donovan Walton
Donovan Walton
ATH · 2B
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Portrait of Marcus Semien
Marcus Semien
NYM · 2B
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Marcus Semien.

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

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Marcus Semien wins 3 categories (HR, RBI, SB); Donovan Walton wins 2 (R, AVG).

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Donovan Walton
87.5
Marcus Semien
86.5
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Donovan Walton
33.7%
Marcus Semien
36.2%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Donovan Walton
4.2%
Marcus Semien
7.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Donovan Walton
27.7%
Marcus Semien
29.6%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Donovan Walton
11.8%
Marcus Semien
12.2%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Donovan Walton
.312
Marcus Semien
.309
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
Donovan Walton
.200.340
lg AVG .295
now .310
.258
Marcus Semien
.200.340
lg AVG .295
now .228
.226

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Donovan Walton
58.40
now 0
1
Marcus Semien
58.40
now 6
2
Runshigher is better
Donovan Walton
2030.80
now 7
24
Marcus Semien
2030.80
now 23
14
RBIhigher is better
Donovan Walton
2031.80
now 1
3
Marcus Semien
2031.80
now 23
14
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Donovan Walton
.0007
now 0
0
Marcus Semien
.0007
now 5
3
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighDonovan Walton — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.67
Hold · steadyMarcus Semien — hold.conf 0.60
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