MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 8, 2026
Portrait of Ezequiel Duran
Ezequiel Duran
TEX · SS
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Portrait of Otto Lopez
Otto Lopez
MIA · SS
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Otto Lopez.

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

Otto Lopez wins 3 categories (R, SB, AVG); Ezequiel Duran wins 1 (RBI); 1 even.

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Ezequiel Duran
88.7
Otto Lopez
89.3
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Ezequiel Duran
35.8%
Otto Lopez
41.9%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Ezequiel Duran
6.5%
Otto Lopez
6.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Ezequiel Duran
36.3%
Otto Lopez
32.8%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Ezequiel Duran
13.4%
Otto Lopez
9.1%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Ezequiel Duran
.309
Otto Lopez
.328
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
Ezequiel Duran
.210.370
lg AVG .295
now .299
.247
Otto Lopez
.210.370
lg AVG .295
now .333
.290

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Ezequiel Duran
55.20
now 4
2
Otto Lopez
55.20
now 4
2
Runshigher is better
Ezequiel Duran
2039.80
now 25
16
Otto Lopez
2039.80
now 33
18
RBIhigher is better
Ezequiel Duran
2039.60
now 32
21
Otto Lopez
2039.60
now 24
13
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Ezequiel Duran
.20012.80
now 5
3
Otto Lopez
.20012.80
now 10
5
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · steadyEzequiel Duran — hold.conf 0.60
Hold · leans buyOtto Lopez — hold.conf 0.60
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