MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 2, 2026
Portrait of Ian Happ
Ian Happ
CHC · LF
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Mickey Moniak
COL · LF
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Mickey Moniak.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — RBI 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

Mickey Moniak wins 2 categories (RBI, AVG); Ian Happ wins 1 (R); 2 even.

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Ian Happ
89.5
Mickey Moniak
89.5
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Ian Happ
42.0%
Mickey Moniak
42.6%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Ian Happ
12.0%
Mickey Moniak
10.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Ian Happ
24.5%
Mickey Moniak
42.2%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Ian Happ
13.7%
Mickey Moniak
17.0%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Ian Happ
.317
Mickey Moniak
.302
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
.200.320
lg AVG .295
now .230
.180
Mickey Moniak
.200.320
lg AVG .295
now .280
.205

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Ian Happ
516.60
now 13
4
Mickey Moniak
516.60
now 12
4
Runshigher is better
Ian Happ
2047.80
now 39
24
Mickey Moniak
2047.80
now 21
17
RBIhigher is better
Ian Happ
2035.80
now 31
19
Mickey Moniak
2035.80
now 28
23
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Ian Happ
.0003.20
now 2
1
Mickey Moniak
.0003.20
now 1
1
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · steadyIan Happ — hold.conf 0.60
Hold · leans sellMickey Moniak — hold.conf 0.60
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