MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · July 30, 2026
Portrait of Ildemaro Vargas
Ildemaro Vargas
AZ · 1B
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Portrait of Luis García Jr.
Luis García Jr.
WSH · 1B
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Luis García Jr..

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

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Luis García Jr. wins 3 categories (HR, SB, AVG); Ildemaro Vargas wins 2 (R, RBI).

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Ildemaro Vargas
87.6
Luis García Jr.
91.4
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Ildemaro Vargas
35.5%
Luis García Jr.
45.4%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Ildemaro Vargas
3.2%
Luis García Jr.
11.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Ildemaro Vargas
38.5%
Luis García Jr.
40.4%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Ildemaro Vargas
7.0%
Luis García Jr.
10.5%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Ildemaro Vargas
.316
Luis García Jr.
.354
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
Ildemaro Vargas
.250.300
lg AVG .295
now .291
.264
Luis García Jr.
.250.300
lg AVG .295
now .264
.275

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Ildemaro Vargas
59.40
now 7
1
Luis García Jr.
59.40
now 5
3
Runshigher is better
Ildemaro Vargas
2035.60
now 30
22
Luis García Jr.
2035.60
now 21
16
RBIhigher is better
Ildemaro Vargas
2042.60
now 37
27
Luis García Jr.
2042.60
now 30
23
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Ildemaro Vargas
.0003.20
now 1
1
Luis García Jr.
.0003.20
now 2
2
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · steadyIldemaro Vargas — hold.conf 0.60
BuyLuis García Jr. — buy.conf 0.68
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