MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 6, 2026
Esmerlyn Valdez
PIT · RF
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Portrait of Henry Bolte
Henry Bolte
ATH · CF
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Esmerlyn Valdez.

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

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Esmerlyn Valdez wins 3 categories (HR, R, RBI); Henry Bolte wins 2 (SB, AVG).

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Esmerlyn Valdez
92.4
Henry Bolte
90.7
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Esmerlyn Valdez
50.6%
Henry Bolte
49.0%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Esmerlyn Valdez
24.1%
Henry Bolte
7.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Esmerlyn Valdez
22.2%
Henry Bolte
29.7%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Esmerlyn Valdez
17.1%
Henry Bolte
16.6%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Esmerlyn Valdez
.354
Henry Bolte
.303
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
Esmerlyn Valdez
.200.360
lg AVG .295
now .111
.161
Henry Bolte
.200.360
lg AVG .295
now .288
.240

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Esmerlyn Valdez
57
now 2
5
Henry Bolte
57
now 0
2
Runshigher is better
Esmerlyn Valdez
2013.20
now 2
10
Henry Bolte
2013.20
now 4
7
RBIhigher is better
Esmerlyn Valdez
2033.40
now 5
25
Henry Bolte
2033.40
now 4
7
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Esmerlyn Valdez
.0009.80
now 0
0
Henry Bolte
.0009.80
now 4
7
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighEsmerlyn Valdez — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.79
Hold · leans sellHenry Bolte — hold.conf 0.60
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