MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 19, 2026
Portrait of Liam Hicks
Liam Hicks
MIA · C
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Portrait of Will Smith
Will Smith
LAD · C
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Liam Hicks.

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

Liam Hicks wins 3 categories (R, RBI, SB); Will Smith 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
Liam Hicks
85.4
Will Smith
90.0
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Liam Hicks
30.3%
Will Smith
39.4%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Liam Hicks
3.6%
Will Smith
13.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Liam Hicks
26.3%
Will Smith
21.3%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Liam Hicks
4.3%
Will Smith
6.8%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Liam Hicks
.309
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
Liam Hicks
.210.280
lg AVG .295
now .268
.229
Will Smith
.210.280
lg AVG .295
now .250
.260

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Liam Hicks
516
now 12
2
Will Smith
516
now 6
5
Runshigher is better
Liam Hicks
2032.20
now 29
24
Will Smith
2032.20
now 22
21
RBIhigher is better
Liam Hicks
2055.60
now 46
38
Will Smith
2055.60
now 23
22
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Liam Hicks
.0002.20
now 1
1
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 0.73
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