MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · July 31, 2026
Joey Bart
ATL · C
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Portrait of Nick Fortes
Nick Fortes
TB · 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

Joey Bart wins 2 (HR, R); Nick Fortes wins 2 (RBI, AVG); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Joey Bart
86.0
Nick Fortes
85.8
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Joey Bart
34.2%
Nick Fortes
36.4%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Joey Bart
8.2%
Nick Fortes
2.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Joey Bart
30.7%
Nick Fortes
38.5%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Joey Bart
12.9%
Nick Fortes
9.1%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Joey Bart
.292
Nick Fortes
.281
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
Joey Bart
.200.290
lg AVG .295
now .259
.194
Nick Fortes
.200.290
lg AVG .295
now .250
.252

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Joey Bart
53.20
now 2
2
Nick Fortes
53.20
now 1
1
Runshigher is better
Joey Bart
2020.20
now 9
17
Nick Fortes
2020.20
now 11
10
RBIhigher is better
Joey Bart
2016.20
now 6
11
Nick Fortes
2016.20
now 13
12
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Joey Bart
.0001.20
now 0
0
Nick Fortes
.0001.20
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeJoey Bart — hold.conf 0.50
SellNick Fortes — sell.conf 0.62
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