MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 28, 2026
Portrait of Dylan Crews
Dylan Crews
WSH · RF
Change to
Portrait of Sal Frelick
Sal Frelick
MIL · RF
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

Dylan Crews wins 2 (HR, AVG); Sal Frelick wins 2 (R, RBI); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Dylan Crews
90.7
Sal Frelick
85.9
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Dylan Crews
43.8%
Sal Frelick
27.8%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Dylan Crews
9.8%
Sal Frelick
2.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Dylan Crews
32.6%
Sal Frelick
23.8%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Dylan Crews
15.5%
Sal Frelick
4.6%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Dylan Crews
.330
Sal Frelick
.281
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
Dylan Crews
.210.250
lg AVG .295
now .220
.237
Sal Frelick
.210.250
lg AVG .295
now .219
.229

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Dylan Crews
54.20
now 1
3
Sal Frelick
54.20
now 3
1
Runshigher is better
Dylan Crews
2030.60
now 4
12
Sal Frelick
2030.60
now 23
17
RBIhigher is better
Dylan Crews
2025.40
now 3
9
Sal Frelick
2025.40
now 19
14
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Dylan Crews
.0005.20
now 1
3
Sal Frelick
.0005.20
now 4
3
If you already own them — trade angle
BuyDylan Crews — buy.conf 0.63
SellSal Frelick — sell.conf 0.62
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