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

Brendan Donovan

data as of July 28, 2026·week 18
ON THE 10-DAY IL
Hold · wait & see skill near league average (0.344); hold and wait — key skill metric not yet stable enough to call.med 0.50 (narrative held for review)
ROSHR 2AVG .242R 12RBI 11SB 1

Donovan is a hold — league-average with limited data.

ROS projects HR 3 YTD → 2 ROS, AVG .274 YTD → .242 ROS. Stable, rosterable; no clear edge to exploit either way.

VS His Norm

  • Barrel %4.3%−2.4%vs his ~6.7% career norm

Drivers

  • xwobaNOISEskill near league average (0.344)
metric · nowrolling trajectoryvs. leaguestabilized?
Avg Exit Velo85.9 mph
85.9 mph*
lg avg 89.0 mph −3.1 mphvs his norm —
70 / 50 BBE
Hard-Hit %32.9%
32.9%*
lg avg 40.0% −7.1%vs his norm —
70 / 50 BBE
Barrel %4.3%
norm4.3%*
lg avg 8.0% −3.7%vs his norm −2.4%
70 / 60 BBE
xwOBA.344
.344*
lg avg .315 +.029vs his norm —xwOBA is above the ~.315 league averageexpect it to fall.
101 / 160 PA
wOBA.370
.370*
lg avg .315 +.055vs his norm —wOBA is above the ~.315 league averageexpect it to fall.
101 / 200 PA
Strikeout %14.9%
14.9%*
lg avg 22.0% −7.1%vs his norm —
101 / 60 PA
Walk %10.9%
10.9%*
lg avg 8.5% +2.4%vs his norm —Walk % is above the ~8.5% league averageexpect it to fall.
101 / 120 PA
BABIP.299
norm.299*
lg avg .295 +.004vs his norm −.009 BABIP is below his ~.307 normexpect it to rise.
70 / 800 BIP
Swinging-Strike %8.7%
8.7%*
lg avg 11.0% −2.3%vs his norm —
101 / 50 PA
Chase %25.3%
25.3%*
lg avg 28.5% −3.2%vs his norm —
101 / 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% 4.3%→6.1%signal2 HR — Barrel% 4.3% (signal) lifted to career ~6.7% → projected 6.1%.
BABIP 0.299→0.280 regressednoise.242 AVG — BABIP 0.299 is noise, regressed toward xBA-implied 0.279 (xBA 0.263) → 0.280.
on-base + lineup12 R — his run rate over ~139 projected PA.
slugging + lineup11 RBI — his RBI rate over ~139 projected PA.
run rate / role1 SB — his steal rate (1 in 25 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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