MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 28, 2026
Drake Baldwin
ATL · C
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Portrait of Liam Hicks
Liam Hicks
MIA · C
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Drake Baldwin.

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

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Drake Baldwin wins 3 categories (HR, R, AVG); Liam Hicks wins 1 (RBI); 1 even.

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Drake Baldwin
91.6
Liam Hicks
85.1
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Drake Baldwin
50.6%
Liam Hicks
30.2%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Drake Baldwin
14.9%
Liam Hicks
4.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Drake Baldwin
33.2%
Liam Hicks
26.6%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Drake Baldwin
11.9%
Liam Hicks
4.4%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Drake Baldwin
.385
Liam Hicks
.310
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
Drake Baldwin
.200.330
lg AVG .295
now .303
.252
Liam Hicks
.200.330
lg AVG .295
now .268
.227

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Drake Baldwin
517.80
now 13
5
Liam Hicks
517.80
now 12
1
Runshigher is better
Drake Baldwin
2046.60
now 39
29
Liam Hicks
2046.60
now 29
20
RBIhigher is better
Drake Baldwin
20.8053.20
now 38
28
Liam Hicks
20.8053.20
now 46
32
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Drake Baldwin
.0002.20
now 1
1
Liam Hicks
.0002.20
now 1
1
If you already own them — trade angle
BuyDrake Baldwin — buy.conf 0.74
Hold · steadyLiam Hicks — hold.conf 0.60
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