MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 10, 2026
Portrait of Josh Bell
Josh Bell
MIN · DH
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Portrait of Willson Contreras
Willson Contreras
BOS · 1B
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Josh Bell.

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

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Josh Bell wins 1 categories (AVG); Willson Contreras wins 0 (none); 4 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Josh Bell
90.0
Willson Contreras
89.7
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Josh Bell
42.4%
Willson Contreras
43.6%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Josh Bell
9.7%
Willson Contreras
13.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Josh Bell
30.0%
Willson Contreras
34.1%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Josh Bell
11.4%
Willson Contreras
15.0%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Josh Bell
.334
Willson Contreras
.374
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
Josh Bell
.200.310
lg AVG .295
now .225
.237
Willson Contreras
.200.310
lg AVG .295
now .286
.234

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Josh Bell
515
now 5
1
Willson Contreras
515
now 11
1
Runshigher is better
Josh Bell
2037.20
now 28
5
Willson Contreras
2037.20
now 26
5
RBIhigher is better
Josh Bell
2043.80
now 32
6
Willson Contreras
2043.80
now 33
6
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Josh Bell
.0002.20
now 1
0
Willson Contreras
.0002.20
now 1
0
If you already own them — trade angle
BuyJosh Bell — buy.conf 0.64
BuyWillson Contreras — buy.conf 0.72
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