MLB Daily DeltaWeek 16 · July 14, 2026
Portrait of Nick Allen
Nick Allen
HOU · SS
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Portrait of Zack Short
Zack Short
NYM · SS
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Nick Allen.

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

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Nick Allen wins 4 categories (R, RBI, SB, AVG); Zack Short wins 1 (HR).

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Nick Allen
83.7
Zack Short
88.7
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Nick Allen
25.0%
Zack Short
20.6%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Nick Allen
1.5%
Zack Short
5.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Nick Allen
23.3%
Zack Short
27.1%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Nick Allen
13.0%
Zack Short
14.0%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Nick Allen
.226
Zack Short
.256
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
Nick Allen
.200.310
lg AVG .295
now .255
.192
Zack Short
.200.310
lg AVG .295
now .120
.175

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Nick Allen
53.20
now 1
0
Zack Short
53.20
now 0
2
Runshigher is better
Nick Allen
2031.40
now 10
23
Zack Short
2031.40
now 2
8
RBIhigher is better
Nick Allen
2016.40
now 5
12
Zack Short
2016.40
now 1
4
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Nick Allen
.0003.20
now 1
2
Zack Short
.0003.20
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighNick Allen — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.66
Hold · wait & seeZack Short — hold.conf 0.50
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