MLB Daily DeltaWeek 16 · July 12, 2026
Portrait of Mike Yastrzemski
Mike Yastrzemski
ATL · LF
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Nathan Church
STL · LF
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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

Mike Yastrzemski wins 2 (R, AVG); Nathan Church wins 2 (RBI, SB); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Mike Yastrzemski
90.4
Nathan Church
85.9
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Mike Yastrzemski
43.5%
Nathan Church
32.0%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Mike Yastrzemski
6.5%
Nathan Church
8.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Mike Yastrzemski
26.3%
Nathan Church
45.1%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Mike Yastrzemski
9.8%
Nathan Church
13.3%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Mike Yastrzemski
.305
Nathan Church
.284
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
Mike Yastrzemski
.210.270
lg AVG .295
now .250
.227
Nathan Church
.210.270
lg AVG .295
now .260
.225

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Mike Yastrzemski
56.20
now 3
4
Nathan Church
56.20
now 5
4
Runshigher is better
Mike Yastrzemski
2032
now 25
28
Nathan Church
2032
now 18
21
RBIhigher is better
Mike Yastrzemski
2024.20
now 17
19
Nathan Church
2024.20
now 18
21
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Mike Yastrzemski
.0006.60
now 1
1
Nathan Church
.0006.60
now 4
5
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · leans sellMike Yastrzemski — hold.conf 0.60
SellNathan Church — sell.conf 0.61
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