MLB Daily DeltaWeek 15 · July 7, 2026
Portrait of Keibert Ruiz
Keibert Ruiz
WSH · C
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Portrait of Will Smith
Will Smith
LAD · C
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Will Smith.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — home runs, runs, and average. Keibert Ruiz’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

Will Smith wins 3 categories (HR, R, AVG); Keibert Ruiz wins 2 (RBI, SB).

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Keibert Ruiz
89.3
Will Smith
90.0
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Keibert Ruiz
39.3%
Will Smith
39.4%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Keibert Ruiz
5.5%
Will Smith
13.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Keibert Ruiz
37.2%
Will Smith
21.3%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Keibert Ruiz
7.0%
Will Smith
6.8%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Keibert Ruiz
.280
Will Smith
.385
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
Keibert Ruiz
.200.290
lg AVG .295
now .274
.224
Will Smith
.200.290
lg AVG .295
now .250
.262

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Keibert Ruiz
57.20
now 5
3
Will Smith
57.20
now 6
6
Runshigher is better
Keibert Ruiz
2029
now 15
23
Will Smith
2029
now 22
25
RBIhigher is better
Keibert Ruiz
2045.40
now 25
39
Will Smith
2045.40
now 23
26
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Keibert Ruiz
.0003.20
now 1
2
Will Smith
.0003.20
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighKeibert Ruiz — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.80
Buy LowWill Smith — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.73
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