MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 28, 2026
Portrait of Jacob Young
Jacob Young
WSH · CF
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Portrait of Ramón Laureano
Ramón Laureano
SD · LF
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Jacob Young.

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

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Jacob Young wins 3 categories (R, RBI, AVG); Ramón Laureano wins 2 (HR, SB).

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Jacob Young
88.6
Ramón Laureano
88.0
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Jacob Young
34.9%
Ramón Laureano
41.2%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Jacob Young
6.7%
Ramón Laureano
14.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Jacob Young
27.0%
Ramón Laureano
32.7%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Jacob Young
9.3%
Ramón Laureano
15.7%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Jacob Young
.313
Ramón Laureano
.312
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
Jacob Young
.200.250
lg AVG .295
now .233
.234
Ramón Laureano
.200.250
lg AVG .295
now .203
.200

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Jacob Young
510.40
now 8
2
Ramón Laureano
510.40
now 7
4
Runshigher is better
Jacob Young
2029.60
now 26
19
Ramón Laureano
2029.60
now 23
17
RBIhigher is better
Jacob Young
2031.40
now 27
20
Ramón Laureano
2031.40
now 21
16
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Jacob Young
1.408.60
now 4
3
Ramón Laureano
1.408.60
now 7
5
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · steadyJacob Young — hold.conf 0.60
Hold · steadyRamón Laureano — hold.conf 0.60
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