MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 9, 2026
Portrait of Heriberto Hernández
Heriberto Hernández
MIA · LF
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Portrait of Ryan Waldschmidt
Ryan Waldschmidt
AZ · CF
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Ryan Waldschmidt.

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 Waldschmidt wins 3 categories (R, SB, AVG); Heriberto Hernández 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
Heriberto Hernández
91.7
Ryan Waldschmidt
88.2
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Heriberto Hernández
49.7%
Ryan Waldschmidt
36.6%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Heriberto Hernández
12.2%
Ryan Waldschmidt
8.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Heriberto Hernández
25.5%
Ryan Waldschmidt
25.2%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Heriberto Hernández
15.6%
Ryan Waldschmidt
15.3%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Heriberto Hernández
.345
Ryan Waldschmidt
.296
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
Heriberto Hernández
.200.320
lg AVG .295
now .206
.234
Ryan Waldschmidt
.200.320
lg AVG .295
now .284
.256

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Heriberto Hernández
54.20
now 3
3
Ryan Waldschmidt
54.20
now 0
2
Runshigher is better
Heriberto Hernández
2016.20
now 7
7
Ryan Waldschmidt
2016.20
now 10
13
RBIhigher is better
Heriberto Hernández
2025.20
now 20
19
Ryan Waldschmidt
2025.20
now 7
9
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Heriberto Hernández
3.807.20
now 5
5
Ryan Waldschmidt
3.807.20
now 5
6
If you already own them — trade angle
BuyHeriberto Hernández — buy.conf 0.66
Sell HighRyan Waldschmidt — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.73
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