MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 28, 2026
Portrait of Isiah Kiner-Falefa
Isiah Kiner-Falefa
BOS · 2B
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Portrait of Xavier Edwards
Xavier Edwards
MIA · 2B
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Isiah Kiner-Falefa.

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

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Isiah Kiner-Falefa wins 2 categories (RBI, AVG); Xavier Edwards 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
Isiah Kiner-Falefa
82.3
Xavier Edwards
86.9
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Isiah Kiner-Falefa
26.5%
Xavier Edwards
28.5%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Isiah Kiner-Falefa
2.9%
Xavier Edwards
4.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Isiah Kiner-Falefa
34.7%
Xavier Edwards
24.1%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Isiah Kiner-Falefa
8.7%
Xavier Edwards
7.0%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Isiah Kiner-Falefa
.312
Xavier Edwards
.318
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
Isiah Kiner-Falefa
.240.330
lg AVG .295
now .311
.266
Xavier Edwards
.240.330
lg AVG .295
now .313
.263

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Isiah Kiner-Falefa
58
now 1
1
Xavier Edwards
58
now 6
1
Runshigher is better
Isiah Kiner-Falefa
2052.60
now 12
17
Xavier Edwards
2052.60
now 41
26
RBIhigher is better
Isiah Kiner-Falefa
2023.60
now 11
16
Xavier Edwards
2023.60
now 20
13
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Isiah Kiner-Falefa
211
now 4
6
Xavier Edwards
211
now 9
6
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeIsiah Kiner-Falefa — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · steadyXavier Edwards — hold.conf 0.60
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