MLB Daily DeltaWeek 15 · July 7, 2026
Esmerlyn Valdez
PIT · RF
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Portrait of Wade Meckler
Wade Meckler
LAA · LF
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Wade Meckler.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — RBI, steals, and average.

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Wade Meckler wins 3 categories (RBI, SB, AVG); Esmerlyn Valdez wins 1 (HR); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Esmerlyn Valdez
90.5
Wade Meckler
86.4
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Esmerlyn Valdez
50.0%
Wade Meckler
32.1%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Esmerlyn Valdez
27.3%
Wade Meckler
6.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Esmerlyn Valdez
24.8%
Wade Meckler
28.2%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Esmerlyn Valdez
17.1%
Wade Meckler
11.1%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Esmerlyn Valdez
.365
Wade Meckler
.316
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
.209
Wade Meckler
.200.360
lg AVG .295
now .286
.224

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Esmerlyn Valdez
514.60
now 2
11
Wade Meckler
514.60
now 2
3
Runshigher is better
Esmerlyn Valdez
2021.60
now 2
16
Wade Meckler
2021.60
now 3
16
RBIhigher is better
Esmerlyn Valdez
2056.80
now 5
40
Wade Meckler
2056.80
now 8
42
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Esmerlyn Valdez
.00015.40
now 0
0
Wade Meckler
.00015.40
now 2
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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 · wait & seeWade Meckler — hold.conf 0.50
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