MLB Daily DeltaWeek 16 · July 9, 2026
Portrait of Nathaniel Lowe
Nathaniel Lowe
CIN · DH
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Portrait of Spencer Torkelson
Spencer Torkelson
DET · 1B
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Nathaniel Lowe.

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

Nathaniel Lowe 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
Nathaniel Lowe
88.5
Spencer Torkelson
90.1
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Nathaniel Lowe
39.6%
Spencer Torkelson
44.5%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Nathaniel Lowe
10.4%
Spencer Torkelson
14.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Nathaniel Lowe
27.1%
Spencer Torkelson
21.9%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Nathaniel Lowe
10.0%
Spencer Torkelson
13.2%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Nathaniel Lowe
.346
Spencer Torkelson
.325
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
Nathaniel Lowe
.200.280
lg AVG .295
now .258
.222
Spencer Torkelson
.200.280
lg AVG .295
now .210
.209

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Nathaniel Lowe
511
now 9
4
Spencer Torkelson
511
now 8
8
Runshigher is better
Nathaniel Lowe
2024.20
now 16
21
Spencer Torkelson
2024.20
now 18
17
RBIhigher is better
Nathaniel Lowe
2037.80
now 25
33
Spencer Torkelson
2037.80
now 22
21
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Nathaniel Lowe
.0001.20
now 0
0
Spencer Torkelson
.0001.20
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
BuyNathaniel Lowe — buy.conf 0.66
Hold · leans buySpencer Torkelson — hold.conf 0.60
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