MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 10, 2026
Portrait of Nico Hoerner
Nico Hoerner
CHC · 2B
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Portrait of Willi Castro
Willi Castro
COL · 2B
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Nico Hoerner.

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

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Nico Hoerner wins 3 categories (RBI, SB, AVG); Willi Castro wins 2 (HR, R).

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Nico Hoerner
86.0
Willi Castro
87.6
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Nico Hoerner
29.4%
Willi Castro
39.9%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Nico Hoerner
1.3%
Willi Castro
8.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Nico Hoerner
33.1%
Willi Castro
37.7%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Nico Hoerner
5.8%
Willi Castro
16.5%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Nico Hoerner
.323
Willi Castro
.309
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
Nico Hoerner
.220.280
lg AVG .295
now .252
.268
Willi Castro
.220.280
lg AVG .295
now .262
.233

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Nico Hoerner
55.60
now 4
0
Willi Castro
55.60
now 2
1
Runshigher is better
Nico Hoerner
2032
now 24
4
Willi Castro
2032
now 24
5
RBIhigher is better
Nico Hoerner
2044.60
now 33
6
Willi Castro
2044.60
now 19
4
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Nico Hoerner
.00015
now 11
2
Willi Castro
.00015
now 4
1
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · leans buyNico Hoerner — hold.conf 0.60
Hold · steadyWilli Castro — hold.conf 0.60
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