MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 28, 2026
127 PA · week 18
this weekHOLD
last weekHOLD

Alejandro Kirk

data as of July 28, 2026·week 18
Hold · wait & see skill near league average (0.297); hold and wait — key skill metric not yet stable enough to call.med 0.50 (narrative held for review)
ROSHR 2AVG .223R 12RBI 12SB 0

Kirk is a hold — league-average across the board.

ROS projects HR 1 YTD → 2 ROS, AVG .150 YTD → .223 ROS. Stable, rosterable; no clear edge to exploit either way.

VS His Norm

  • Barrel %3.1%−4.4%vs his ~7.5% career norm

Drivers

  • xwobaNOISEskill near league average (0.297)
metric · nowrolling trajectoryvs. leaguestabilized?
Avg Exit Velo87.8 mph
87.8 mph*
lg avg 89.0 mph −1.2 mphvs his norm —
98 / 50 BBE
Hard-Hit %39.8%
39.8%*
lg avg 40.0% −0.2%vs his norm —
98 / 50 BBE
Barrel %3.1%
norm3.1%*
lg avg 8.0% −4.9%vs his norm −4.4%
98 / 60 BBE
xwOBA.297
.297*
lg avg .315 −.018vs his norm —xwOBA is below the ~.315 league averageexpect it to rise.
127 / 160 PA
wOBA.286
.286*
lg avg .315 −.029vs his norm —wOBA is below the ~.315 league averageexpect it to rise.
127 / 200 PA
Strikeout %12.6%
12.6%*
lg avg 22.0% −9.4%vs his norm —
127 / 60 PA
Walk %10.2%
believable since Jul 2510.2%*
lg avg 8.5% +1.7%vs his norm —
127 / 120 PA
BABIP.242
norm.242*
lg avg .295 −.053vs his norm −.037 BABIP is below his ~.279 normexpect it to rise.
98 / 800 BIP
Swinging-Strike %8.0%
8.0%*
lg avg 11.0% −3.0%vs his norm —
127 / 50 PA
Chase %29.5%
29.5%*
lg avg 28.5% +1.0%vs his norm —
127 / 50 PA

5×5 ROS Outlook

rest of season

Where each category goes the rest of the way, and the skill that drives it. Tap a row to expand the full derivation.

statytdrosdriverconf
Barrel% 3.1%→6.1%signal2 HR — Barrel% 3.1% (signal) lifted to career ~7.5% → projected 6.1%.
BABIP 0.242→0.234 regressednoise.223 AVG — BABIP 0.242 is noise, regressed toward xBA-implied 0.233 (xBA 0.250) → 0.234.
on-base + lineup12 R — his run rate over ~131 projected PA.
slugging + lineup12 RBI — his RBI rate over ~131 projected PA.
run rate / role0 SB — his steal rate (0 in 5 G) over ~131 projected PA.
rosterdroprotational counting only

Every projection traces to a sabermetric input. The driver and confidence shown per row are always visible; tap any row to expand the full derivation.

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