MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 20, 2026
Portrait of Jake McCarthy
Jake McCarthy
COL · CF
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Portrait of Wilyer Abreu
Wilyer Abreu
BOS · RF
Change to
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 McCarthy wins 2 (RBI, SB); Wilyer Abreu wins 2 (HR, AVG); 1 even.

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Jake McCarthy
84.9
Wilyer Abreu
90.2
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Jake McCarthy
25.0%
Wilyer Abreu
42.3%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Jake McCarthy
5.8%
Wilyer Abreu
13.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Jake McCarthy
34.9%
Wilyer Abreu
31.0%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Jake McCarthy
12.4%
Wilyer Abreu
11.8%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Jake McCarthy
.312
Wilyer Abreu
.351
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
.240.300
lg AVG .295
now .288
.253
Wilyer Abreu
.240.300
lg AVG .295
now .284
.263

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Jake McCarthy
57.60
now 4
2
Wilyer Abreu
57.60
now 6
6
Runshigher is better
Jake McCarthy
2029.20
now 20
20
Wilyer Abreu
2029.20
now 26
20
RBIhigher is better
Jake McCarthy
2028.20
now 25
25
Wilyer Abreu
2028.20
now 24
18
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Jake McCarthy
.20012.80
now 10
10
Wilyer Abreu
.20012.80
now 4
3
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighJake McCarthy — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.80
BuyWilyer Abreu — buy.conf 0.67
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