MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 22, 2026
Portrait of Manny Machado
Manny Machado
SD · 3B
Change to
Portrait of Zack Gelof
Zack Gelof
ATH · 3B
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22, 1 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Manny Machado wins 2 (HR, RBI); Zack Gelof wins 2 (SB, AVG); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Manny Machado
90.2
Zack Gelof
88.8
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Manny Machado
43.4%
Zack Gelof
41.3%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Manny Machado
10.7%
Zack Gelof
6.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Manny Machado
30.8%
Zack Gelof
23.9%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Manny Machado
12.7%
Zack Gelof
12.7%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Manny Machado
.327
Zack Gelof
.289
stabilized — trust it · small sample yet · dashed = league avg · right = better
05

The tape

Rest-of-season projection · bold = leads
rest-of-season projection current season projection range
Rate · batting average
AVGhigher is better
Manny Machado
.200.290
lg AVG .295
now .174
.201
Zack Gelof
.200.290
lg AVG .295
now .259
.216

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Manny Machado
512.80
now 10
5
Zack Gelof
512.80
now 6
3
Runshigher is better
Manny Machado
2031.20
now 28
22
Zack Gelof
2031.20
now 21
22
RBIhigher is better
Manny Machado
2034.40
now 30
23
Zack Gelof
2034.40
now 19
20
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Manny Machado
.0008
now 1
1
Zack Gelof
.0008
now 6
6
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · leans buyManny Machado — 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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