MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 2, 2026
Esmerlyn Valdez
PIT · RF
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Portrait of Jacob Young
Jacob Young
WSH · CF
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Jacob Young.

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

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

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

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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
Jacob Young
88.6
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Esmerlyn Valdez
50.6%
Jacob Young
34.8%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Esmerlyn Valdez
24.7%
Jacob Young
6.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Esmerlyn Valdez
22.9%
Jacob Young
27.2%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Esmerlyn Valdez
17.6%
Jacob Young
9.2%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Esmerlyn Valdez
.361
Jacob Young
.320
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
.200.280
lg AVG .295
now .111
.173
Jacob Young
.200.280
lg AVG .295
now .233
.234

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Esmerlyn Valdez
510.80
now 2
5
Jacob Young
510.80
now 8
1
Runshigher is better
Esmerlyn Valdez
2035.60
now 2
11
Jacob Young
2035.60
now 26
17
RBIhigher is better
Esmerlyn Valdez
2035.80
now 5
27
Jacob Young
2035.80
now 27
18
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Esmerlyn Valdez
.0005.60
now 0
0
Jacob Young
.0005.60
now 4
3
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighEsmerlyn Valdez — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.81
Hold · steadyJacob Young — hold.conf 0.60
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