MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 19, 2026
Portrait of Samuel Basallo
Samuel Basallo
BAL · C
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Portrait of Will Smith
Will Smith
LAD · C
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Samuel Basallo.

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

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Samuel Basallo wins 2 categories (R, RBI); Will Smith wins 1 (AVG); 2 even.

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Samuel Basallo
91.4
Will Smith
90.0
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Samuel Basallo
45.8%
Will Smith
39.4%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Samuel Basallo
12.9%
Will Smith
13.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Samuel Basallo
40.3%
Will Smith
21.3%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Samuel Basallo
16.6%
Will Smith
6.8%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Samuel Basallo
.337
Will Smith
.385
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
Samuel Basallo
.200.310
lg AVG .295
now .283
.227
Will Smith
.200.310
lg AVG .295
now .250
.260

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Samuel Basallo
510.60
now 9
5
Will Smith
510.60
now 6
5
Runshigher is better
Samuel Basallo
2026.20
now 23
22
Will Smith
2026.20
now 22
21
RBIhigher is better
Samuel Basallo
2028.20
now 25
24
Will Smith
2028.20
now 23
22
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Samuel Basallo
.0001.20
now 0
0
Will Smith
.0001.20
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
BuySamuel Basallo — buy.conf 0.64
Buy LowWill Smith — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.73
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