MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 19, 2026
Portrait of George Springer
George Springer
TOR · DH
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Portrait of Spencer Torkelson
Spencer Torkelson
DET · 1B
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

George Springer.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — runs, steals, and average. Spencer Torkelson’s box score looks better right now, but the luck-stripped projection flips it.

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

George Springer wins 3 categories (R, SB, AVG); Spencer Torkelson 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
George Springer
88.6
Spencer Torkelson
89.7
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
George Springer
39.4%
Spencer Torkelson
43.4%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
George Springer
7.9%
Spencer Torkelson
14.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
George Springer
24.6%
Spencer Torkelson
22.4%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
George Springer
11.1%
Spencer Torkelson
13.3%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
George Springer
.305
Spencer Torkelson
.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
George Springer
.200.230
lg AVG .295
now .212
.216
Spencer Torkelson
.200.230
lg AVG .295
now .210
.200

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
George Springer
59.60
now 5
4
Spencer Torkelson
59.60
now 8
6
Runshigher is better
George Springer
2021.20
now 16
16
Spencer Torkelson
2021.20
now 18
14
RBIhigher is better
George Springer
2025.20
now 14
14
Spencer Torkelson
2025.20
now 22
18
Stolen Baseshigher is better
George Springer
.0004.20
now 3
3
Spencer Torkelson
.0004.20
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · leans sellGeorge Springer — hold.conf 0.60
Hold · steadySpencer Torkelson — hold.conf 0.60
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