MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · July 31, 2026
Portrait of Esteury Ruiz
Esteury Ruiz
MIA · RF
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Portrait of Jarren Duran
Jarren Duran
BOS · LF
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Jarren Duran.

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

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Jarren Duran wins 3 categories (HR, RBI, AVG); Esteury Ruiz wins 2 (R, SB).

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Esteury Ruiz
86.5
Jarren Duran
89.5
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Esteury Ruiz
31.2%
Jarren Duran
38.3%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Esteury Ruiz
9.1%
Jarren Duran
10.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Esteury Ruiz
33.1%
Jarren Duran
34.7%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Esteury Ruiz
15.7%
Jarren Duran
16.9%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Esteury Ruiz
.314
Jarren Duran
.293
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
Esteury Ruiz
.200.240
lg AVG .295
now .178
.186
Jarren Duran
.200.240
lg AVG .295
now .219
.200

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Esteury Ruiz
513.60
now 2
1
Jarren Duran
513.60
now 10
4
Runshigher is better
Esteury Ruiz
2036.20
now 11
22
Jarren Duran
2036.20
now 29
19
RBIhigher is better
Esteury Ruiz
2044.20
now 5
10
Jarren Duran
2044.20
now 33
22
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Esteury Ruiz
3.4019.60
now 8
16
Jarren Duran
3.4019.60
now 10
7
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighEsteury Ruiz — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.68
Buy LowJarren Duran — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.66
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