MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 9, 2026
Portrait of Leody Taveras
Leody Taveras
BAL · CF
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Nathan Church
STL · CF
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Leody Taveras.

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

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Leody Taveras wins 3 categories (R, RBI, SB); Nathan Church wins 2 (HR, AVG).

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Leody Taveras
87.6
Nathan Church
86.3
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Leody Taveras
31.4%
Nathan Church
32.5%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Leody Taveras
4.9%
Nathan Church
7.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Leody Taveras
30.6%
Nathan Church
44.9%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Leody Taveras
12.3%
Nathan Church
13.0%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Leody Taveras
.287
Nathan Church
.291
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
Leody Taveras
.200.300
lg AVG .295
now .274
.215
Nathan Church
.200.300
lg AVG .295
now .260
.226

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Leody Taveras
56.60
now 2
1
Nathan Church
56.60
now 5
2
Runshigher is better
Leody Taveras
2025.60
now 22
15
Nathan Church
2025.60
now 18
13
RBIhigher is better
Leody Taveras
2025.60
now 22
15
Nathan Church
2025.60
now 18
13
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Leody Taveras
1.807.20
now 6
4
Nathan Church
1.807.20
now 4
3
If you already own them — trade angle
SellLeody Taveras — sell.conf 0.61
SellNathan Church — sell.conf 0.60
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