MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 7, 2026
Portrait of Nick Sogard
Nick Sogard
BOS · 2B
Change to
Portrait of Nicky Lopez
Nicky Lopez
TEX · 2B
Change to
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

Nick Sogard wins 2 (HR, AVG); Nicky Lopez wins 2 (R, RBI); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Nick Sogard
82.2
Nicky Lopez
84.7
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Nick Sogard
17.8%
Nicky Lopez
22.5%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Nick Sogard
0.0%
Nicky Lopez
0.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Nick Sogard
22.8%
Nicky Lopez
32.6%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Nick Sogard
8.7%
Nicky Lopez
9.8%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Nick Sogard
.297
Nicky Lopez
.264
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
Nick Sogard
.210.290
lg AVG .295
now .257
.232
Nicky Lopez
.210.290
lg AVG .295
now .269
.227

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Nick Sogard
52.20
now 0
1
Nicky Lopez
52.20
now 1
0
Runshigher is better
Nick Sogard
2013.20
now 3
7
Nicky Lopez
2013.20
now 3
10
RBIhigher is better
Nick Sogard
2013.20
now 2
5
Nicky Lopez
2013.20
now 3
10
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Nick Sogard
.0001.20
now 0
0
Nicky Lopez
.0001.20
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeNick Sogard — hold.conf 0.50
SellNicky Lopez — sell.conf 0.65
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