MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 4, 2026
Portrait of Maikel Garcia
Maikel Garcia
KC · 3B
Change to
Portrait of Miguel Vargas
Miguel Vargas
CWS · 3B
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Miguel Vargas.

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

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Miguel Vargas wins 4 categories (HR, R, RBI, SB); Maikel Garcia wins 1 (AVG).

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Maikel Garcia
90.1
Miguel Vargas
90.8
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Maikel Garcia
41.3%
Miguel Vargas
47.0%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Maikel Garcia
4.9%
Miguel Vargas
14.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Maikel Garcia
22.7%
Miguel Vargas
22.3%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Maikel Garcia
5.6%
Miguel Vargas
9.5%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Maikel Garcia
.316
Miguel Vargas
.389
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
Maikel Garcia
.210.290
lg AVG .295
now .268
.266
Miguel Vargas
.210.290
lg AVG .295
now .241
.225

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Maikel Garcia
520.20
now 3
2
Miguel Vargas
520.20
now 15
4
Runshigher is better
Maikel Garcia
2054.80
now 28
17
Miguel Vargas
2054.80
now 44
25
RBIhigher is better
Maikel Garcia
2048.40
now 21
12
Miguel Vargas
2048.40
now 38
22
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Maikel Garcia
.00011.80
now 4
2
Miguel Vargas
.00011.80
now 9
5
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · steadyMaikel Garcia — hold.conf 0.60
Buy LowMiguel Vargas — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.67
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