MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 9, 2026
Portrait of James Outman
James Outman
DET · CF
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Portrait of Kyle Isbel
Kyle Isbel
KC · CF
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

James Outman.

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

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

James Outman wins 3 categories (HR, R, SB); Kyle Isbel wins 2 (RBI, AVG).

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
James Outman
86.5
Kyle Isbel
88.7
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
James Outman
37.2%
Kyle Isbel
34.1%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
James Outman
7.0%
Kyle Isbel
2.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
James Outman
30.3%
Kyle Isbel
33.8%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
James Outman
21.5%
Kyle Isbel
9.1%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
James Outman
.223
Kyle Isbel
.269
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
James Outman
.200.280
lg AVG .295
now .161
.170
Kyle Isbel
.200.280
lg AVG .295
now .243
.221

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
James Outman
54.20
now 0
2
Kyle Isbel
54.20
now 3
1
Runshigher is better
James Outman
2018.20
now 9
11
Kyle Isbel
2018.20
now 15
10
RBIhigher is better
James Outman
2014.20
now 3
4
Kyle Isbel
2014.20
now 11
8
Stolen Baseshigher is better
James Outman
1.806.20
now 4
5
Kyle Isbel
1.806.20
now 5
3
If you already own them — trade angle
SellJames Outman — sell.conf 0.73
SellKyle Isbel — sell.conf 0.64
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