MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 7, 2026
Portrait of Endy Rodríguez
Endy Rodríguez
PIT · C
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Portrait of Will Smith
Will Smith
LAD · C
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Will Smith.

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

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Will Smith wins 4 categories (HR, R, RBI, AVG); Endy Rodríguez wins 1 (SB).

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Endy Rodríguez
92.3
Will Smith
90.0
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Endy Rodríguez
46.2%
Will Smith
39.4%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Endy Rodríguez
11.0%
Will Smith
13.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Endy Rodríguez
25.9%
Will Smith
21.3%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Endy Rodríguez
11.2%
Will Smith
6.8%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Endy Rodríguez
.342
Will Smith
.385
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
Endy Rodríguez
.210.290
lg AVG .295
now .269
.227
Will Smith
.210.290
lg AVG .295
now .250
.257

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Endy Rodríguez
58.40
now 0
2
Will Smith
58.40
now 6
3
Runshigher is better
Endy Rodríguez
2028.80
now 5
14
Will Smith
2028.80
now 22
15
RBIhigher is better
Endy Rodríguez
2031.40
now 2
6
Will Smith
2031.40
now 23
15
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Endy Rodríguez
.0004.20
now 1
3
Will Smith
.0004.20
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighEndy Rodríguez — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.64
Buy LowWill Smith — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.73
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