MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 18, 2026
Engraved portrait of Andrew Vaughn
171 PA · week 17
this weekSELL-HIGH
last weekNO CALL

Andrew Vaughn

data as of July 18, 2026·week 17
new call as of July 18, 2026
Sell High luck-free skill 0.341 is 0.039 below the surface, regression coming — BABIP 0.344 far above league and nowhere near stable, inflating the line; sell into the hype before regression.high 0.75 (narrative held for review)
ROSHR 3AVG .285R 21RBI 21SB 0

Vaughn is a sell-high — BABIP run is masking the real skill.

Surface line inflated by an unsustainable BABIP; the stable skill is lower. Sell high.

VS His Norm

  • Barrel %3.8%−5.9%vs his ~9.7% career norm

Drivers

  • babipNOISEBABIP 0.344 far above league and nowhere near stable — inflating the line
  • xwobaSIGNALluck-free skill 0.341 is 0.039 below the surface — regression coming
metric · nowrolling trajectoryvs. leaguestabilized?
Avg Exit Velo89.7 mph
believable since May 3089.7 mph*
lg avg 89.0 mph +0.7 mphvs his norm —
130 / 50 BBE
Hard-Hit %40.8%
40.8%*
lg avg 40.0% +0.8%vs his norm —
130 / 50 BBE
Barrel %3.8%
norm3.8%*
lg avg 8.0% −4.2%vs his norm −5.9%
130 / 60 BBE
xwOBA.341
.341*
lg avg .315 +.026vs his norm —
171 / 160 PA
wOBA.380
.380*
lg avg .315 +.065vs his norm —wOBA is above the ~.315 league averageexpect it to fall.
171 / 200 PA
Strikeout %11.1%
11.1%*
lg avg 22.0% −10.9%vs his norm —
171 / 60 PA
Walk %11.7%
11.7%*
lg avg 8.5% +3.2%vs his norm —
171 / 120 PA
BABIP.344
norm.344*
lg avg .295 +.049vs his norm +.057 BABIP is above his ~.287 normexpect it to fall.
130 / 800 BIP
Swinging-Strike %7.4%
7.4%*
lg avg 11.0% −3.6%vs his norm —
171 / 50 PA
Chase %22.7%
22.7%*
lg avg 28.5% −5.8%vs his norm —
171 / 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% 3.8%→7.4%signal3 HR — Barrel% 3.8% (signal) lifted to career ~9.7% → projected 7.4%.
BABIP 0.344→0.307 regressednoise.285 AVG — BABIP 0.344 is noise, regressed toward xBA-implied 0.300 (xBA 0.278) → 0.307.
on-base + lineup21 R — his run rate over ~150 projected PA.
slugging + lineup21 RBI — his RBI rate over ~150 projected PA.
run rate / role0 SB — his steal rate (0 in 21 G) over ~150 projected PA.
rosterdeeprotational 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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