MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 28, 2026
Ke'Bryan Hayes
CIN · 3B
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Leo Jiménez
MIA · 3B
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Leo Jiménez.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — steals and average. Ke'Bryan Hayes’s box score looks better right now, but it’s built on luck that won’t hold.

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Leo Jiménez wins 2 categories (SB, AVG); Ke'Bryan Hayes wins 1 (RBI); 2 even.

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Ke'Bryan Hayes
90.9
Leo Jiménez
91.2
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Ke'Bryan Hayes
39.3%
Leo Jiménez
45.7%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Ke'Bryan Hayes
7.7%
Leo Jiménez
5.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Ke'Bryan Hayes
29.2%
Leo Jiménez
24.4%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Ke'Bryan Hayes
9.0%
Leo Jiménez
10.2%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Ke'Bryan Hayes
.310
Leo Jiménez
.329
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
Ke'Bryan Hayes
.200.300
lg AVG .295
now .142
.238
Leo Jiménez
.200.300
lg AVG .295
now .231
.252

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Ke'Bryan Hayes
53.20
now 2
2
Leo Jiménez
53.20
now 0
2
Runshigher is better
Ke'Bryan Hayes
2013.20
now 10
10
Leo Jiménez
2013.20
now 5
10
RBIhigher is better
Ke'Bryan Hayes
208.20
now 5
5
Leo Jiménez
208.20
now 1
2
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Ke'Bryan Hayes
.0003.20
now 1
1
Leo Jiménez
.0003.20
now 1
2
If you already own them — trade angle
Buy LowKe'Bryan Hayes — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.82
Buy LowLeo Jiménez — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.70
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