MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · July 31, 2026
Portrait of Ian Happ
Ian Happ
CHC · LF
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Portrait of Max Schuemann
Max Schuemann
NYY · LF
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Max Schuemann.

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

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Max Schuemann wins 3 categories (R, SB, AVG); Ian Happ 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
Ian Happ
89.4
Max Schuemann
89.7
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Ian Happ
42.0%
Max Schuemann
43.8%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Ian Happ
12.3%
Max Schuemann
10.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Ian Happ
24.5%
Max Schuemann
21.6%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Ian Happ
13.8%
Max Schuemann
11.7%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Ian Happ
.317
Max Schuemann
.327
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
.200.340
lg AVG .295
now .230
.180
Max Schuemann
.200.340
lg AVG .295
now .294
.205

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Ian Happ
518.20
now 13
4
Max Schuemann
518.20
now 0
1
Runshigher is better
Ian Happ
2051.80
now 39
25
Max Schuemann
2051.80
now 7
27
RBIhigher is better
Ian Happ
2042.20
now 31
20
Max Schuemann
2042.20
now 3
12
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Ian Happ
.00010.80
now 2
1
Max Schuemann
.00010.80
now 2
8
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · steadyIan Happ — hold.conf 0.60
Hold · wait & seeMax Schuemann — hold.conf 0.50
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