MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 20, 2026
Esmerlyn Valdez
PIT · RF
Change to
Portrait of Jose Siri
Jose Siri
LAA · CF
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22, 1 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Esmerlyn Valdez wins 2 (HR, RBI); Jose Siri wins 2 (R, AVG); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Esmerlyn Valdez
92.8
Jose Siri
86.8
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Esmerlyn Valdez
54.1%
Jose Siri
34.9%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Esmerlyn Valdez
27.9%
Jose Siri
12.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Esmerlyn Valdez
24.6%
Jose Siri
43.6%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Esmerlyn Valdez
17.1%
Jose Siri
18.7%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Esmerlyn Valdez
.355
Jose Siri
.316
stabilized — trust it · small sample yet · dashed = league avg · right = better
05

The tape

Rest-of-season projection · bold = leads
rest-of-season projection current season projection range
Rate · batting average
AVGhigher is better
Esmerlyn Valdez
.200.380
lg AVG .295
now .111
.186
Jose Siri
.200.380
lg AVG .295
now .304
.195

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Esmerlyn Valdez
510.40
now 2
8
Jose Siri
510.40
now 2
4
Runshigher is better
Esmerlyn Valdez
2042.60
now 2
13
Jose Siri
2042.60
now 7
31
RBIhigher is better
Esmerlyn Valdez
2044.20
now 5
33
Jose Siri
2044.20
now 6
27
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Esmerlyn Valdez
.0001.20
now 0
0
Jose Siri
.0001.20
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighEsmerlyn Valdez — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.78
Hold · wait & seeJose Siri — hold.conf 0.50
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