MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 7, 2026
Jake Cronenworth
SD · 2B
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Portrait of Nick Sogard
Nick Sogard
BOS · 2B
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22, 1 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Jake Cronenworth wins 2 (R, SB); Nick Sogard wins 2 (RBI, AVG); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Jake Cronenworth
87.3
Nick Sogard
82.2
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Jake Cronenworth
31.4%
Nick Sogard
17.8%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Jake Cronenworth
4.4%
Nick Sogard
0.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Jake Cronenworth
28.3%
Nick Sogard
22.8%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Jake Cronenworth
10.0%
Nick Sogard
8.7%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Jake Cronenworth
.297
Nick Sogard
.297
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
Jake Cronenworth
.200.300
lg AVG .295
now .144
.225
Nick Sogard
.200.300
lg AVG .295
now .257
.232

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Jake Cronenworth
52.20
now 1
1
Nick Sogard
52.20
now 0
1
Runshigher is better
Jake Cronenworth
2017
now 13
13
Nick Sogard
2017
now 3
7
RBIhigher is better
Jake Cronenworth
208.20
now 4
4
Nick Sogard
208.20
now 2
5
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Jake Cronenworth
.0002.20
now 1
1
Nick Sogard
.0002.20
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
SellJake Cronenworth — sell.conf 0.59
Hold · wait & seeNick Sogard — hold.conf 0.50
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