MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 28, 2026
Portrait of Hunter Goodman
Hunter Goodman
COL · C
Change to
Ryan Jeffers
MIN · C
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Ryan Jeffers.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — runs, RBI, and average. Hunter Goodman’s box score looks better right now, but it’s built on luck that won’t hold.

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Ryan Jeffers wins 3 categories (R, RBI, AVG); Hunter Goodman wins 2 (HR, SB).

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Hunter Goodman
90.7
Ryan Jeffers
90.0
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Hunter Goodman
45.5%
Ryan Jeffers
41.4%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Hunter Goodman
17.0%
Ryan Jeffers
13.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Hunter Goodman
39.7%
Ryan Jeffers
23.9%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Hunter Goodman
19.2%
Ryan Jeffers
6.8%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Hunter Goodman
.337
Ryan Jeffers
.373
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
Hunter Goodman
.200.330
lg AVG .295
now .238
.213
Ryan Jeffers
.200.330
lg AVG .295
now .295
.238

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Hunter Goodman
518
now 14
6
Ryan Jeffers
518
now 7
4
Runshigher is better
Hunter Goodman
2039.40
now 35
24
Ryan Jeffers
2039.40
now 26
26
RBIhigher is better
Hunter Goodman
2029.20
now 26
18
Ryan Jeffers
2029.20
now 26
26
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Hunter Goodman
.0004.20
now 3
2
Ryan Jeffers
.0004.20
now 1
1
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighHunter Goodman — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.74
BuyRyan Jeffers — buy.conf 0.72
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