MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 10, 2026
Portrait of Mike Trout
Mike Trout
LAA · CF
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Nelson Velázquez
HOU · LF
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Mike Trout.

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

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Mike Trout wins 3 categories (R, SB, AVG); Nelson Velázquez wins 1 (RBI); 1 even.

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Mike Trout
89.9
Nelson Velázquez
94.6
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Mike Trout
45.1%
Nelson Velázquez
62.3%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Mike Trout
15.6%
Nelson Velázquez
13.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Mike Trout
21.1%
Nelson Velázquez
31.5%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Mike Trout
10.0%
Nelson Velázquez
19.9%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Mike Trout
.375
Nelson Velázquez
.338
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
Mike Trout
.200.440
lg AVG .295
now .242
.226
Nelson Velázquez
.200.440
lg AVG .295
now .375
.224

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Mike Trout
519.20
now 14
1
Nelson Velázquez
519.20
now 1
1
Runshigher is better
Mike Trout
2062.20
now 45
8
Nelson Velázquez
2062.20
now 2
7
RBIhigher is better
Mike Trout
2042.20
now 31
5
Nelson Velázquez
2042.20
now 3
10
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Mike Trout
.0007
now 5
1
Nelson Velázquez
.0007
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
BuyMike Trout — buy.conf 0.72
Buy LowNelson Velázquez — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.71
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