Who's more valuable, rest of season
Lars Nootbaar.
He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — runs, RBI, and average. Eduardo Valencia’s box score looks better right now, but it’s built on luck that won’t hold.
Head-to-head
HR
R
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RBI
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SB
AVG
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Lars Nootbaar wins 3 categories (R, RBI, AVG); Eduardo Valencia wins 0 (none); 2 even.
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Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgAvg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Eduardo Valencia
89.3
Lars Nootbaar
92.0
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Eduardo Valencia
44.8%
Lars Nootbaar
49.7%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Eduardo Valencia
17.9%
Lars Nootbaar
9.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Eduardo Valencia
35.2%
Lars Nootbaar
19.6%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Eduardo Valencia
15.6%
Lars Nootbaar
6.9%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Eduardo Valencia
.323
Lars Nootbaar
.343
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
Eduardo Valencia
.200.480
lg AVG .295
now .417
.185
Lars Nootbaar
.200.480
lg AVG .295
now .429
.223
Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Eduardo Valencia
53.20
now 2
1
Lars Nootbaar
53.20
now 1
1
Runshigher is better
Eduardo Valencia
2012.20
now 3
7
Lars Nootbaar
2012.20
now 2
9
RBIhigher is better
Eduardo Valencia
2017
now 3
7
Lars Nootbaar
2017
now 3
13
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Eduardo Valencia
.0001.20
now 0
0
Lars Nootbaar
.0001.20
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighEduardo Valencia — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.70
BuyLars Nootbaar — buy.conf 0.66