MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 8, 2026
Portrait of James Outman
James Outman
DET · CF
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Portrait of Nathan Lukes
Nathan Lukes
TOR · RF
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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.

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

James Outman wins 3 categories (HR, R, SB); Nathan Lukes 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
Nathan Lukes
86.4
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
James Outman
37.2%
Nathan Lukes
27.5%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
James Outman
7.0%
Nathan Lukes
0.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
James Outman
30.3%
Nathan Lukes
34.8%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
James Outman
21.5%
Nathan Lukes
8.8%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
James Outman
.223
Nathan Lukes
.284
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
.200.360
lg AVG .295
now .161
.170
Nathan Lukes
.200.360
lg AVG .295
now .301
.251

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
James Outman
53.20
now 0
2
Nathan Lukes
53.20
now 0
1
Runshigher is better
James Outman
2015.20
now 9
12
Nathan Lukes
2015.20
now 8
10
RBIhigher is better
James Outman
2014.20
now 3
4
Nathan Lukes
2014.20
now 9
11
Stolen Baseshigher is better
James Outman
.0007
now 4
5
Nathan Lukes
.0007
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
SellJames Outman — sell.conf 0.73
SellNathan Lukes — sell.conf 0.61
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