MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 10, 2026
Portrait of Liam Hicks
Liam Hicks
TB · 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 and average. Liam Hicks’s box score looks better right now, but the luck-stripped projection flips it.

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Will Smith wins 2 categories (HR, AVG); Liam Hicks 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
Liam Hicks
84.8
Will Smith
89.9
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Liam Hicks
27.5%
Will Smith
40.3%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Liam Hicks
4.0%
Will Smith
12.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Liam Hicks
27.0%
Will Smith
22.0%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Liam Hicks
4.6%
Will Smith
6.8%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Liam Hicks
.318
Will Smith
.379
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
Liam Hicks
.220.280
lg AVG .295
now .268
.237
Will Smith
.220.280
lg AVG .295
now .250
.247

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Liam Hicks
516.80
now 12
0
Will Smith
516.80
now 6
1
Runshigher is better
Liam Hicks
2038.60
now 29
5
Will Smith
2038.60
now 22
5
RBIhigher is better
Liam Hicks
2062.40
now 46
9
Will Smith
2062.40
now 23
5
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Liam Hicks
.0002.20
now 1
0
Will Smith
.0002.20
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · steadyLiam Hicks — hold.conf 0.60
Buy LowWill Smith — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.72
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