MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 28, 2026
Portrait of Luke Raley
Luke Raley
SEA · RF
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Portrait of Wade Meckler
Wade Meckler
LAA · LF
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Wade Meckler.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — RBI, steals, and average. Luke Raley’s box score looks better right now, but the luck-stripped projection flips it.

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Wade Meckler wins 3 categories (RBI, SB, AVG); Luke Raley wins 2 (HR, R).

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Luke Raley
90.8
Wade Meckler
86.3
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Luke Raley
47.6%
Wade Meckler
31.7%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Luke Raley
16.1%
Wade Meckler
4.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Luke Raley
34.6%
Wade Meckler
27.6%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Luke Raley
22.3%
Wade Meckler
11.2%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Luke Raley
.342
Wade Meckler
.319
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
Luke Raley
.200.320
lg AVG .295
now .276
.210
Wade Meckler
.200.320
lg AVG .295
now .286
.234

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Luke Raley
517.80
now 13
5
Wade Meckler
517.80
now 2
1
Runshigher is better
Luke Raley
2029.60
now 22
18
Wade Meckler
2029.60
now 3
12
RBIhigher is better
Luke Raley
2040.20
now 31
26
Wade Meckler
2040.20
now 8
31
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Luke Raley
.00010.80
now 1
1
Wade Meckler
.00010.80
now 2
8
If you already own them — trade angle
BuyLuke Raley — buy.conf 0.65
Hold · wait & seeWade Meckler — hold.conf 0.50
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