MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 20, 2026
Portrait of Maikel Garcia
Maikel Garcia
KC · 3B
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Portrait of Zack Gelof
Zack Gelof
ATH · 3B
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Zack Gelof.

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

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

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

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Maikel Garcia
90.1
Zack Gelof
88.8
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Maikel Garcia
41.3%
Zack Gelof
41.3%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Maikel Garcia
4.9%
Zack Gelof
6.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Maikel Garcia
22.7%
Zack Gelof
23.9%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Maikel Garcia
5.6%
Zack Gelof
12.7%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Maikel Garcia
.316
Zack Gelof
.289
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
.200.290
lg AVG .295
now .268
.267
Zack Gelof
.200.290
lg AVG .295
now .259
.217

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Maikel Garcia
57.60
now 3
2
Zack Gelof
57.60
now 6
4
Runshigher is better
Maikel Garcia
2031.20
now 28
22
Zack Gelof
2031.20
now 21
23
RBIhigher is better
Maikel Garcia
2024.20
now 21
16
Zack Gelof
2024.20
now 19
20
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Maikel Garcia
1.807.20
now 4
3
Zack Gelof
1.807.20
now 6
6
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · steadyMaikel Garcia — hold.conf 0.60
Sell HighZack Gelof — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.80
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