MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 3, 2026
Javier Báez
DET · SS
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Portrait of Mookie Betts
Mookie Betts
LAD · SS
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Mookie Betts.

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

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Mookie Betts wins 3 categories (HR, R, RBI); Javier Báez wins 2 (SB, AVG).

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Javier Báez
84.7
Mookie Betts
90.6
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Javier Báez
29.1%
Mookie Betts
39.0%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Javier Báez
2.5%
Mookie Betts
8.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Javier Báez
49.0%
Mookie Betts
19.7%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Javier Báez
15.3%
Mookie Betts
5.4%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Javier Báez
.288
Mookie Betts
.326
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
Javier Báez
.200.290
lg AVG .295
now .256
.263
Mookie Betts
.200.290
lg AVG .295
now .196
.230

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Javier Báez
58
now 2
1
Mookie Betts
58
now 6
2
Runshigher is better
Javier Báez
2019.20
now 10
14
Mookie Betts
2019.20
now 14
16
RBIhigher is better
Javier Báez
2022.80
now 6
8
Mookie Betts
2022.80
now 16
18
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Javier Báez
.0002.20
now 1
1
Mookie Betts
.0002.20
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeJavier Báez — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · leans buyMookie Betts — hold.conf 0.60
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