MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 6, 2026
Portrait of Ian Happ
Ian Happ
CHC · LF
Change to
Luis Lara
MIL · RF
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Ian Happ.

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

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Ian Happ wins 3 categories (HR, R, SB); Luis Lara wins 2 (RBI, AVG).

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Ian Happ
89.3
Luis Lara
88.2
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Ian Happ
41.6%
Luis Lara
37.8%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Ian Happ
11.7%
Luis Lara
4.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Ian Happ
24.0%
Luis Lara
20.5%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Ian Happ
13.6%
Luis Lara
6.9%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Ian Happ
.316
Luis Lara
.342
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
Ian Happ
.200.330
lg AVG .295
now .230
.178
Luis Lara
.200.330
lg AVG .295
now .250
.289

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Ian Happ
518.20
now 13
4
Luis Lara
518.20
now 0
1
Runshigher is better
Ian Happ
2054.20
now 39
22
Luis Lara
2054.20
now 1
13
RBIhigher is better
Ian Happ
2042.60
now 31
18
Luis Lara
2042.60
now 2
25
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Ian Happ
.0003.20
now 2
1
Luis Lara
.0003.20
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · steadyIan Happ — hold.conf 0.60
Hold · wait & seeLuis Lara — hold.conf 0.50
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