MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 5, 2026
Esmerlyn Valdez
PIT · RF
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Portrait of Mike Yastrzemski
Mike Yastrzemski
ATL · LF
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Mike Yastrzemski.

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

Mike Yastrzemski 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
Mike Yastrzemski
90.4
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Esmerlyn Valdez
50.6%
Mike Yastrzemski
44.1%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Esmerlyn Valdez
24.1%
Mike Yastrzemski
7.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Esmerlyn Valdez
22.3%
Mike Yastrzemski
26.7%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Esmerlyn Valdez
16.9%
Mike Yastrzemski
10.0%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Esmerlyn Valdez
.362
Mike Yastrzemski
.305
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
.165
Mike Yastrzemski
.200.310
lg AVG .295
now .250
.225

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Esmerlyn Valdez
56.20
now 2
5
Mike Yastrzemski
56.20
now 3
2
Runshigher is better
Esmerlyn Valdez
2034.20
now 2
10
Mike Yastrzemski
2034.20
now 25
18
RBIhigher is better
Esmerlyn Valdez
2033
now 5
25
Mike Yastrzemski
2033
now 17
12
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Esmerlyn Valdez
.0002.20
now 0
0
Mike Yastrzemski
.0002.20
now 1
1
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 sellMike Yastrzemski — hold.conf 0.60
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