MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 19, 2026
Portrait of Isaac Collins
Isaac Collins
KC · LF
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Portrait of Lane Thomas
Lane Thomas
KC · CF
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Lane Thomas.

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

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Lane Thomas wins 3 categories (RBI, SB, AVG); Isaac Collins wins 1 (R); 1 even.

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Isaac Collins
88.3
Lane Thomas
89.5
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Isaac Collins
39.9%
Lane Thomas
42.0%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Isaac Collins
5.9%
Lane Thomas
6.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Isaac Collins
20.4%
Lane Thomas
20.6%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Isaac Collins
8.5%
Lane Thomas
8.6%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Isaac Collins
.310
Lane Thomas
.334
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
Isaac Collins
.200.260
lg AVG .295
now .216
.219
Lane Thomas
.200.260
lg AVG .295
now .226
.243

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Isaac Collins
54.20
now 3
3
Lane Thomas
54.20
now 2
3
Runshigher is better
Isaac Collins
2025.40
now 21
19
Lane Thomas
2025.40
now 10
12
RBIhigher is better
Isaac Collins
2019.20
now 16
15
Lane Thomas
2019.20
now 14
16
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Isaac Collins
1.805.20
now 3
3
Lane Thomas
1.805.20
now 3
4
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · steadyIsaac Collins — hold.conf 0.60
BuyLane Thomas — buy.conf 0.64
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