MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 11, 2026
Portrait of Taylor Ward
Taylor Ward
SEA · DH
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Portrait of Willson Contreras
Willson Contreras
BOS · 1B
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Willson Contreras.

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

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Willson Contreras wins 2 categories (RBI, AVG); Taylor Ward wins 1 (R); 2 even.

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Taylor Ward
88.7
Willson Contreras
89.7
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Taylor Ward
37.9%
Willson Contreras
43.6%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Taylor Ward
5.2%
Willson Contreras
13.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Taylor Ward
15.1%
Willson Contreras
34.1%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Taylor Ward
6.8%
Willson Contreras
15.0%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Taylor Ward
.334
Willson Contreras
.374
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
Taylor Ward
.210.310
lg AVG .295
now .248
.231
Willson Contreras
.210.310
lg AVG .295
now .286
.233

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Taylor Ward
515
now 2
1
Willson Contreras
515
now 11
1
Runshigher is better
Taylor Ward
2048.80
now 36
6
Willson Contreras
2048.80
now 26
4
RBIhigher is better
Taylor Ward
2045
now 17
3
Willson Contreras
2045
now 33
6
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Taylor Ward
.0003.20
now 2
0
Willson Contreras
.0003.20
now 1
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · leans buyTaylor Ward — hold.conf 0.60
BuyWillson Contreras — buy.conf 0.72
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