MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 8, 2026
Esmerlyn Valdez
PIT · RF
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Portrait of Randy Arozarena
Randy Arozarena
SEA · LF
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Randy Arozarena.

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

Randy Arozarena 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
Randy Arozarena
91.1
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Esmerlyn Valdez
50.6%
Randy Arozarena
42.8%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Esmerlyn Valdez
24.1%
Randy Arozarena
7.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Esmerlyn Valdez
21.9%
Randy Arozarena
31.3%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Esmerlyn Valdez
17.3%
Randy Arozarena
12.6%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Esmerlyn Valdez
.350
Randy Arozarena
.352
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
.200.360
lg AVG .295
now .111
.161
Randy Arozarena
.200.360
lg AVG .295
now .286
.258

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Esmerlyn Valdez
57.60
now 2
5
Randy Arozarena
57.60
now 6
3
Runshigher is better
Esmerlyn Valdez
2056.60
now 2
10
Randy Arozarena
2056.60
now 41
21
RBIhigher is better
Esmerlyn Valdez
2034.40
now 5
24
Randy Arozarena
2034.40
now 26
14
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Esmerlyn Valdez
.00023.80
now 0
0
Randy Arozarena
.00023.80
now 17
9
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighEsmerlyn Valdez — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.79
BuyRandy Arozarena — buy.conf 0.67
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