MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 4, 2026
Portrait of Jake McCarthy
Jake McCarthy
COL · CF
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Portrait of Ryan Waldschmidt
Ryan Waldschmidt
AZ · CF
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Jake McCarthy.

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

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Jake McCarthy wins 3 categories (R, RBI, SB); Ryan Waldschmidt wins 2 (HR, AVG).

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Jake McCarthy
84.8
Ryan Waldschmidt
87.7
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Jake McCarthy
24.8%
Ryan Waldschmidt
34.0%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Jake McCarthy
5.0%
Ryan Waldschmidt
8.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Jake McCarthy
38.0%
Ryan Waldschmidt
25.2%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Jake McCarthy
13.2%
Ryan Waldschmidt
14.9%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Jake McCarthy
.302
Ryan Waldschmidt
.295
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 McCarthy
.230.300
lg AVG .295
now .288
.249
Ryan Waldschmidt
.230.300
lg AVG .295
now .284
.254

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Jake McCarthy
55.60
now 4
1
Ryan Waldschmidt
55.60
now 0
2
Runshigher is better
Jake McCarthy
2024
now 20
15
Ryan Waldschmidt
2024
now 10
14
RBIhigher is better
Jake McCarthy
2032.20
now 25
19
Ryan Waldschmidt
2032.20
now 7
10
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Jake McCarthy
312
now 10
8
Ryan Waldschmidt
312
now 5
7
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighJake McCarthy — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.78
Sell HighRyan Waldschmidt — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.73
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