MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · July 30, 2026
Portrait of Ryan Waldschmidt
Ryan Waldschmidt
AZ · CF
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Portrait of Wade Meckler
Wade Meckler
LAA · LF
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Ryan Waldschmidt.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — home runs, runs, and average. Wade Meckler’s box score looks better right now, but the luck-stripped projection flips it.

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Ryan Waldschmidt wins 3 categories (HR, R, AVG); Wade Meckler wins 1 (RBI); 1 even.

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Ryan Waldschmidt
87.9
Wade Meckler
86.1
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Ryan Waldschmidt
36.2%
Wade Meckler
31.4%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Ryan Waldschmidt
8.5%
Wade Meckler
4.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Ryan Waldschmidt
25.6%
Wade Meckler
28.0%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Ryan Waldschmidt
15.0%
Wade Meckler
11.8%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Ryan Waldschmidt
.289
Wade Meckler
.314
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
Ryan Waldschmidt
.210.310
lg AVG .295
now .284
.248
Wade Meckler
.210.310
lg AVG .295
now .286
.229

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Ryan Waldschmidt
54.20
now 0
3
Wade Meckler
54.20
now 2
1
Runshigher is better
Ryan Waldschmidt
2019.80
now 10
15
Wade Meckler
2019.80
now 3
11
RBIhigher is better
Ryan Waldschmidt
2039.20
now 7
11
Wade Meckler
2039.20
now 8
30
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Ryan Waldschmidt
.00010.40
now 5
8
Wade Meckler
.00010.40
now 2
8
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeRyan Waldschmidt — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeWade Meckler — hold.conf 0.50
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