MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · July 30, 2026
Portrait of JJ Bleday
JJ Bleday
CIN · LF
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Portrait of Wade Meckler
Wade Meckler
LAA · LF
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Wade Meckler.

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

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Wade Meckler wins 3 categories (RBI, SB, AVG); JJ Bleday wins 2 (HR, R).

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
JJ Bleday
89.0
Wade Meckler
86.1
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
JJ Bleday
42.1%
Wade Meckler
31.4%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
JJ Bleday
10.7%
Wade Meckler
4.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
JJ Bleday
22.9%
Wade Meckler
28.0%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
JJ Bleday
12.1%
Wade Meckler
11.8%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
JJ Bleday
.366
Wade Meckler
.314
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
JJ Bleday
.200.340
lg AVG .295
now .301
.205
Wade Meckler
.200.340
lg AVG .295
now .286
.229

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
JJ Bleday
513.60
now 10
3
Wade Meckler
513.60
now 2
1
Runshigher is better
JJ Bleday
2028.20
now 19
21
Wade Meckler
2028.20
now 3
11
RBIhigher is better
JJ Bleday
2038.80
now 27
29
Wade Meckler
2038.80
now 8
30
Stolen Baseshigher is better
JJ Bleday
.00010.80
now 1
1
Wade Meckler
.00010.80
now 2
8
If you already own them — trade angle
BuyJJ Bleday — buy.conf 0.70
Hold · wait & seeWade Meckler — hold.conf 0.50
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