MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 18, 2026
Portrait of José Fermín
José Fermín
STL · LF
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Portrait of TJ Friedl
TJ Friedl
CIN · CF
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

TJ Friedl.

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

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

TJ Friedl wins 3 categories (HR, R, SB); José Fermín wins 2 (RBI, AVG).

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
José Fermín
84.9
TJ Friedl
87.8
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
José Fermín
28.1%
TJ Friedl
28.2%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
José Fermín
2.2%
TJ Friedl
2.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
José Fermín
23.4%
TJ Friedl
26.9%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
José Fermín
5.9%
TJ Friedl
11.5%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
José Fermín
.277
TJ Friedl
.242
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
José Fermín
.200.230
lg AVG .295
now .217
.217
TJ Friedl
.200.230
lg AVG .295
now .181
.176

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
José Fermín
53.20
now 2
0
TJ Friedl
53.20
now 2
1
Runshigher is better
José Fermín
2019.40
now 4
7
TJ Friedl
2019.40
now 15
15
RBIhigher is better
José Fermín
2019.20
now 9
16
TJ Friedl
2019.20
now 8
8
Stolen Baseshigher is better
José Fermín
.0007
now 0
0
TJ Friedl
.0007
now 5
5
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighJosé Fermín — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.73
SellTJ Friedl — sell.conf 0.70
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