MLB Daily DeltaWeek 15 · July 4, 2026
Jimmy Crooks
STL · C
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Portrait of Tyler Heineman
Tyler Heineman
LAA · C
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22, 1 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Jimmy Crooks wins 2 (HR, AVG); Tyler Heineman wins 2 (R, RBI); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Jimmy Crooks
90.9
Tyler Heineman
81.8
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Jimmy Crooks
50.0%
Tyler Heineman
15.5%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Jimmy Crooks
5.6%
Tyler Heineman
1.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Jimmy Crooks
32.6%
Tyler Heineman
43.5%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Jimmy Crooks
14.3%
Tyler Heineman
11.9%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Jimmy Crooks
.311
Tyler Heineman
.245
stabilized — trust it · small sample yet · dashed = league avg · right = better
05

The tape

Rest-of-season projection · bold = leads
rest-of-season projection current season projection range
Rate · batting average
AVGhigher is better
Jimmy Crooks
.200.270
lg AVG .295
now .200
.235
Tyler Heineman
.200.270
lg AVG .295
now .141
.203

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Jimmy Crooks
54.20
now 0
3
Tyler Heineman
54.20
now 1
1
Runshigher is better
Jimmy Crooks
2018.20
now 0
0
Tyler Heineman
2018.20
now 6
13
RBIhigher is better
Jimmy Crooks
2012.60
now 0
0
Tyler Heineman
2012.60
now 4
9
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Jimmy Crooks
.0001.20
now 0
0
Tyler Heineman
.0001.20
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeJimmy Crooks — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeTyler Heineman — hold.conf 0.50
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