MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 9, 2026
Esmerlyn Valdez
PIT · RF
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Portrait of Luis Rengifo
Luis Rengifo
SD · LF
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Luis Rengifo.

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

Luis Rengifo 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
91.7
Luis Rengifo
88.0
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Esmerlyn Valdez
49.4%
Luis Rengifo
35.3%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Esmerlyn Valdez
23.6%
Luis Rengifo
4.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Esmerlyn Valdez
21.5%
Luis Rengifo
31.2%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Esmerlyn Valdez
16.9%
Luis Rengifo
10.0%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Esmerlyn Valdez
.352
Luis Rengifo
.306
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
.200.310
lg AVG .295
now .111
.159
Luis Rengifo
.200.310
lg AVG .295
now .210
.255

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Esmerlyn Valdez
55.60
now 2
4
Luis Rengifo
55.60
now 0
1
Runshigher is better
Esmerlyn Valdez
2020.20
now 2
9
Luis Rengifo
2020.20
now 15
10
RBIhigher is better
Esmerlyn Valdez
2030.20
now 5
23
Luis Rengifo
2030.20
now 15
10
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Esmerlyn Valdez
.0004.20
now 0
0
Luis Rengifo
.0004.20
now 3
2
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 · leans sellLuis Rengifo — hold.conf 0.60
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