MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 8, 2026
Portrait of Jake Meyers
Jake Meyers
HOU · CF
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Spencer Jones
NYY · CF
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Spencer Jones.

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

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Spencer Jones wins 3 categories (HR, SB, AVG); Jake Meyers wins 1 (R); 1 even.

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Jake Meyers
85.7
Spencer Jones
94.4
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Jake Meyers
28.0%
Spencer Jones
61.3%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Jake Meyers
6.5%
Spencer Jones
11.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Jake Meyers
32.8%
Spencer Jones
35.5%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Jake Meyers
11.3%
Spencer Jones
21.1%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Jake Meyers
.255
Spencer Jones
.305
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 Meyers
.200.280
lg AVG .295
now .236
.195
Spencer Jones
.200.280
lg AVG .295
now .259
.215

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Jake Meyers
53.20
now 2
1
Spencer Jones
53.20
now 0
2
Runshigher is better
Jake Meyers
2014
now 8
10
Spencer Jones
2014
now 0
0
RBIhigher is better
Jake Meyers
2012.20
now 7
9
Spencer Jones
2012.20
now 3
9
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Jake Meyers
.0004.20
now 1
1
Spencer Jones
.0004.20
now 1
3
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeJake Meyers — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeSpencer Jones — hold.conf 0.50
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