MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · July 30, 2026
Javier Báez
DET · SS
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Portrait of Willy Adames
Willy Adames
SF · SS
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Willy Adames.

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

Willy Adames 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
85.0
Willy Adames
87.9
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Javier Báez
28.4%
Willy Adames
39.3%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Javier Báez
3.0%
Willy Adames
9.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Javier Báez
49.7%
Willy Adames
32.2%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Javier Báez
15.9%
Willy Adames
14.1%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Javier Báez
.301
Willy Adames
.289
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
.270
Willy Adames
.200.290
lg AVG .295
now .239
.212

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Javier Báez
510.40
now 2
2
Willy Adames
510.40
now 8
4
Runshigher is better
Javier Báez
2035.20
now 10
15
Willy Adames
2035.20
now 28
18
RBIhigher is better
Javier Báez
2029.80
now 6
9
Willy Adames
2029.80
now 23
15
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Javier Báez
.0003.20
now 1
2
Willy Adames
.0003.20
now 1
1
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeJavier Báez — hold.conf 0.50
SellWilly Adames — sell.conf 0.60
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