MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 11, 2026
Eduardo Valencia
DET · DH
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Portrait of Rafael Devers
Rafael Devers
SF · 1B
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Eduardo Valencia.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — runs and RBI. Rafael Devers’s box score looks better right now, but the luck-stripped projection flips it.

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Eduardo Valencia wins 2 categories (R, RBI); Rafael Devers wins 1 (AVG); 2 even.

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Eduardo Valencia
89.3
Rafael Devers
93.0
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Eduardo Valencia
44.8%
Rafael Devers
51.6%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Eduardo Valencia
17.9%
Rafael Devers
12.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Eduardo Valencia
35.2%
Rafael Devers
29.9%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Eduardo Valencia
15.6%
Rafael Devers
13.8%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Eduardo Valencia
.323
Rafael Devers
.341
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
Rafael Devers
.200.480
lg AVG .295
now .251
.223

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Eduardo Valencia
59.40
now 2
1
Rafael Devers
59.40
now 7
1
Runshigher is better
Eduardo Valencia
2035.20
now 3
6
Rafael Devers
2035.20
now 26
4
RBIhigher is better
Eduardo Valencia
2040.80
now 3
6
Rafael Devers
2040.80
now 30
5
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Eduardo Valencia
.0001.20
now 0
0
Rafael Devers
.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
BuyRafael Devers — buy.conf 0.65
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