MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · July 30, 2026
Portrait of Nathan Lukes
Nathan Lukes
TOR · RF
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Tommy Edman
LAD · 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

Nathan Lukes wins 2 (R, RBI); Tommy Edman wins 2 (HR, AVG); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Nathan Lukes
86.4
Tommy Edman
89.7
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Nathan Lukes
28.4%
Tommy Edman
41.0%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Nathan Lukes
1.0%
Tommy Edman
7.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Nathan Lukes
35.4%
Tommy Edman
30.8%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Nathan Lukes
9.0%
Tommy Edman
10.3%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Nathan Lukes
.289
Tommy Edman
.378
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
Nathan Lukes
.200.480
lg AVG .295
now .301
.262
Tommy Edman
.200.480
lg AVG .295
now .000
.348

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Nathan Lukes
53.20
now 0
1
Tommy Edman
53.20
now 0
2
Runshigher is better
Nathan Lukes
2016.80
now 8
12
Tommy Edman
2016.80
now 0
0
RBIhigher is better
Nathan Lukes
2019.60
now 9
14
Tommy Edman
2019.60
now 0
0
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Nathan Lukes
.0001.20
now 0
0
Tommy Edman
.0001.20
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighNathan Lukes — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.74
Hold · wait & seeTommy Edman — hold.conf 0.50
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