MLB Daily DeltaWeek 15 · July 4, 2026
Esmerlyn Valdez
PIT · RF
Change to
Ryan O'Hearn
PIT · RF
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Ryan O'Hearn.

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

Ryan O'Hearn wins 3 categories (R, SB, AVG); Esmerlyn Valdez wins 2 (HR, RBI).

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Esmerlyn Valdez
92.6
Ryan O'Hearn
89.5
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Esmerlyn Valdez
56.8%
Ryan O'Hearn
43.8%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Esmerlyn Valdez
29.7%
Ryan O'Hearn
6.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Esmerlyn Valdez
23.5%
Ryan O'Hearn
33.7%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Esmerlyn Valdez
17.2%
Ryan O'Hearn
10.5%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Esmerlyn Valdez
.398
Ryan O'Hearn
.324
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
.200.370
lg AVG .295
now .111
.229
Ryan O'Hearn
.200.370
lg AVG .295
now .294
.249

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Esmerlyn Valdez
516
now 2
12
Ryan O'Hearn
516
now 8
5
Runshigher is better
Esmerlyn Valdez
2046.80
now 2
16
Ryan O'Hearn
2046.80
now 28
34
RBIhigher is better
Esmerlyn Valdez
2055.40
now 5
41
Ryan O'Hearn
2055.40
now 30
36
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Esmerlyn Valdez
.0002.20
now 0
0
Ryan O'Hearn
.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 0.70
Hold · leans buyRyan O'Hearn — hold.conf 0.60
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