MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 8, 2026
Esmerlyn Valdez
PIT · RF
Change to
Luis Lara
MIL · RF
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Luis Lara.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — runs and average. Esmerlyn Valdez’s box score looks better right now, but it’s built on luck that won’t hold.

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Luis Lara wins 2 categories (R, AVG); Esmerlyn Valdez wins 1 (HR); 2 even.

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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
Luis Lara
88.2
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Esmerlyn Valdez
50.6%
Luis Lara
37.0%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Esmerlyn Valdez
24.1%
Luis Lara
4.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Esmerlyn Valdez
21.9%
Luis Lara
20.7%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Esmerlyn Valdez
17.3%
Luis Lara
7.8%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Esmerlyn Valdez
.350
Luis Lara
.323
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
.200.330
lg AVG .295
now .111
.161
Luis Lara
.200.330
lg AVG .295
now .250
.266

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Esmerlyn Valdez
57
now 2
5
Luis Lara
57
now 0
1
Runshigher is better
Esmerlyn Valdez
2016.40
now 2
10
Luis Lara
2016.40
now 1
12
RBIhigher is better
Esmerlyn Valdez
2032.80
now 5
24
Luis Lara
2032.80
now 2
24
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Esmerlyn Valdez
.0001.20
now 0
0
Luis Lara
.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 0.79
Hold · wait & seeLuis Lara — hold.conf 0.50
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