MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 19, 2026
Portrait of José Ramírez
José Ramírez
CLE · 3B
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Portrait of Miguel Vargas
Miguel Vargas
CWS · 3B
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Miguel Vargas.

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

Miguel Vargas wins 3 categories (HR, R, RBI); José Ramírez wins 2 (SB, AVG).

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
José Ramírez
90.3
Miguel Vargas
90.6
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
José Ramírez
44.2%
Miguel Vargas
47.0%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
José Ramírez
6.6%
Miguel Vargas
15.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
José Ramírez
29.7%
Miguel Vargas
21.3%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
José Ramírez
8.1%
Miguel Vargas
8.9%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
José Ramírez
.356
Miguel Vargas
.400
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 Ramírez
.220.270
lg AVG .295
now .228
.254
Miguel Vargas
.220.270
lg AVG .295
now .241
.234

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
José Ramírez
519.40
now 8
4
Miguel Vargas
519.40
now 15
6
Runshigher is better
José Ramírez
2052
now 32
24
Miguel Vargas
2052
now 44
33
RBIhigher is better
José Ramírez
2044.80
now 29
21
Miguel Vargas
2044.80
now 38
29
Stolen Baseshigher is better
José Ramírez
1.8025.20
now 20
15
Miguel Vargas
1.8025.20
now 9
7
If you already own them — trade angle
BuyJosé Ramírez — buy.conf 0.68
Buy LowMiguel Vargas — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.67
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