MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 18, 2026
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134 PA · week 17
this weekHOLD
last weekNO CALL

Alex Call

data as of July 18, 2026·week 17
new call as of July 18, 2026
Hold · wait & see skill near league average (0.274); hold and wait — key skill metric not yet stable enough to call.med 0.50 (narrative held for review)
ROSHR 2AVG .217R 22RBI 24SB 0

Call is a hold — league-average plate discipline, no power.

ROS projects HR 0 YTD → 2 ROS, AVG .290 YTD → .217 ROS. Stable, rosterable; no clear edge to exploit either way.

VS His Norm

  • Barrel %2.2%−2.7%vs his ~4.9% career norm

Drivers

  • xwobaNOISEskill near league average (0.274)
metric · nowrolling trajectoryvs. leaguestabilized?
Avg Exit Velo83.6 mph
believable since May 3083.6 mph*
lg avg 89.0 mph −5.4 mphvs his norm —
93 / 50 BBE
Hard-Hit %17.2%
17.2%*
lg avg 40.0% −22.8%vs his norm —
93 / 50 BBE
Barrel %2.2%
norm2.2%*
lg avg 8.0% −5.8%vs his norm −2.7%
93 / 60 BBE
xwOBA.274
.274*
lg avg .315 −.041vs his norm —xwOBA is below the ~.315 league averageexpect it to rise.
134 / 160 PA
wOBA.313
.313*
lg avg .315 −.002vs his norm —wOBA is below the ~.315 league averageexpect it to rise.
134 / 200 PA
Strikeout %15.7%
15.7%*
lg avg 22.0% −6.3%vs his norm —
134 / 60 PA
Walk %12.7%
12.7%*
lg avg 8.5% +4.2%vs his norm —
134 / 120 PA
BABIP.293
norm.293*
lg avg .295 −.002vs his norm +.002 BABIP is above his ~.291 normexpect it to fall.
93 / 800 BIP
Swinging-Strike %6.5%
6.5%*
lg avg 11.0% −4.5%vs his norm —
134 / 50 PA
Chase %21.2%
21.2%*
lg avg 28.5% −7.3%vs his norm —
134 / 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% 2.2%→4.1%signal2 HR — Barrel% 2.2% (signal) lifted to career ~4.9% → projected 4.1%.
BABIP 0.293→0.237 regressednoise.217 AVG — BABIP 0.293 is noise, regressed toward xBA-implied 0.230 (xBA 0.204) → 0.237.
on-base + lineup22 R — his run rate over ~139 projected PA.
slugging + lineup24 RBI — his RBI rate over ~139 projected PA.
run rate / role0 SB — his steal rate (0 in 29 G) over ~139 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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