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

Chase Shugart

data as of July 18, 2026·week 17
new call as of July 18, 2026
Hold · wait & see skill near league average (4.77); hold and wait — key skill metric not yet stable enough to call.med 0.50 (narrative held for review)
ROSK 19ERA 3.70WHIP 1.24W 1–3SV 0

Shugart is a hold — noise around a league-average core.

ROS projects K 20 YTD → 19 ROS. Stable, rosterable; no clear edge to exploit either way.

VS His Norm

  • Strikeout %27.2%+7.0%vs his ~20.2% career norm

Drivers

  • xeraNOISEskill near league average (4.77)
metric · nowrolling trajectoryvs. leaguestabilized?
Hard-Hit % Allowed39.0%
believable since Jun 1139.0%*
lg avg 40.0% −1.0%vs his norm —
77 / 50 BBE
Barrel % Allowed11.7%
11.7%*
lg avg 8.0% +3.7%vs his norm —
77 / 60 BBE
xwOBA Allowed.336
.336*
lg avg .315 +.021vs his norm —xwOBA Allowed is above the ~.315 league averageexpect it to fall.
125 / 200 TBF
xERA4.77
4.77*
lg avg 4.10 +0.67vs his norm —xERA is above the ~4.10 league averageexpect it to fall.
125 / 200 TBF
ERA4.97
4.97*
lg avg 4.10 +0.87vs his norm —ERA is above the ~4.10 league averageexpect it to fall.
29 / 200 IP
Strikeout %27.2%
norm27.2%*
lg avg 22.0% +5.2%vs his norm +7.0%
125 / 70 TBF
Walk %8.8%
norm8.8%*
lg avg 8.0% +0.8%vs his norm +0.6% Walk % is above his ~8.2% normexpect it to fall.
125 / 170 TBF
BABIP Against.300
.300*
lg avg .295 +.005vs his norm —BABIP Against is above the ~.295 league averageexpect it to fall.
77 / 800 BIP
Swinging-Strike %9.5%
9.5%*
lg avg 11.0% −1.5%vs his norm —
125 / 60 TBF
Chase %25.8%
25.8%*
lg avg 28.5% −2.7%vs his norm —
125 / 60 TBF
Fastball Velo96.1 mph
96.1 mph*
lg avg 94.0 mph +2.1 mphvs his norm —
485 / 50 PITCHES

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
K% 27.2%→22.9%signal19 K — K% 27.2% (signal) tempered to career ~20.2% → projected 22.9% over ~22 remaining…
xERA 4.77noise3.70 ERA — xERA 4.77 (noise) blended 0% skill / 100% league 3.70 at 19 IP.
BB% 8.8% + contactnoise1.24 WHIP — a 9% walk rate plus BABIP-against 0.295 gives a 1.28 skill WHIP, blended 0%…
run support + role1-3 W — wins ride run support and how deep he goes, not just skill.
role (middle)0 SV — role: middle, not in the save mix.
rosterdeep3.70 ERA, 1.24 WHIP

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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