MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 9, 2026
Portrait of Mark Vientos
Mark Vientos
NYM · 1B
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Portrait of Spencer Torkelson
Spencer Torkelson
DET · 1B
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Mark Vientos.

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

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Mark Vientos wins 3 categories (R, RBI, AVG); Spencer Torkelson wins 1 (HR); 1 even.

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Mark Vientos
89.5
Spencer Torkelson
89.8
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Mark Vientos
43.8%
Spencer Torkelson
41.9%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Mark Vientos
10.1%
Spencer Torkelson
13.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Mark Vientos
36.6%
Spencer Torkelson
22.9%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Mark Vientos
17.2%
Spencer Torkelson
13.7%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Mark Vientos
.310
Spencer Torkelson
.318
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
Mark Vientos
.200.240
lg AVG .295
now .224
.218
Spencer Torkelson
.200.240
lg AVG .295
now .210
.203

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Mark Vientos
510
now 7
3
Spencer Torkelson
510
now 8
4
Runshigher is better
Mark Vientos
2022.60
now 19
12
Spencer Torkelson
2022.60
now 18
10
RBIhigher is better
Mark Vientos
2031.60
now 26
16
Spencer Torkelson
2031.60
now 22
12
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Mark Vientos
.0001.20
now 0
0
Spencer Torkelson
.0001.20
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Buy LowMark Vientos — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.66
Hold · steadySpencer Torkelson — hold.conf 0.60
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