MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 3, 2026
Portrait of Ian Happ
Ian Happ
CHC · LF
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Portrait of Wade Meckler
Wade Meckler
LAA · LF
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Wade Meckler.

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

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

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Ian Happ
89.4
Wade Meckler
86.2
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Ian Happ
41.9%
Wade Meckler
30.9%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Ian Happ
11.8%
Wade Meckler
4.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Ian Happ
24.4%
Wade Meckler
28.4%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Ian Happ
13.7%
Wade Meckler
11.5%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Ian Happ
.315
Wade Meckler
.320
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
Wade Meckler
.200.330
lg AVG .295
now .286
.235

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Ian Happ
517.80
now 13
4
Wade Meckler
517.80
now 2
1
Runshigher is better
Ian Happ
2053.40
now 39
23
Wade Meckler
2053.40
now 3
10
RBIhigher is better
Ian Happ
2040.20
now 31
18
Wade Meckler
2040.20
now 8
28
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Ian Happ
.0009.40
now 2
1
Wade Meckler
.0009.40
now 2
7
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · steadyIan Happ — hold.conf 0.60
Hold · steadyWade Meckler — hold.conf 0.60
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