MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 18, 2026
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145 PA · week 17
this weekHOLD
last weekHOLD

Derek Hill

data as of July 18, 2026·week 17
Hold · wait & see strikeout rate 36% is stable and high, caps the floor — skill near league average (0.298); BABIP 0.370 sits above league and is not yet stable, expect some of the average to regress; hold and wait — key skill metric not yet stable enough to call.med 0.50 (narrative held for review)
ROSHR 3AVG .219R 16RBI 11SB 11

Hill is a hold — league average with a K-rate problem.

ROS projects HR 3 YTD → 3 ROS, AVG .234 YTD → .219 ROS. Stable, rosterable; no clear edge to exploit either way.

VS His Norm

  • Barrel %10.8%+1.4%vs his ~9.4% career norm

Drivers

  • xwobaNOISEskill near league average (0.298)
  • k_pctSIGNALstrikeout rate 36% is stable and high — caps the floor
  • babipNOISEBABIP 0.370 sits above league and is not yet stable — expect some of the average to regress
metric · nowrolling trajectoryvs. leaguestabilized?
Avg Exit Velo90.4 mph
believable since Jun 1190.4 mph*
lg avg 89.0 mph +1.4 mphvs his norm —
83 / 50 BBE
Hard-Hit %34.9%
34.9%*
lg avg 40.0% −5.1%vs his norm —
83 / 50 BBE
Barrel %10.8%
norm10.8%*
lg avg 8.0% +2.8%vs his norm +1.4%
83 / 60 BBE
xwOBA.298
.298*
lg avg .315 −.017vs his norm —xwOBA is below the ~.315 league averageexpect it to rise.
145 / 160 PA
wOBA.327
.327*
lg avg .315 +.012vs his norm —wOBA is above the ~.315 league averageexpect it to fall.
145 / 200 PA
Strikeout %35.9%
35.9%*
lg avg 22.0% +13.9%vs his norm —
145 / 60 PA
Walk %6.2%
6.2%*
lg avg 8.5% −2.3%vs his norm —
145 / 120 PA
BABIP.370
norm.370*
lg avg .295 +.075vs his norm +.061 BABIP is above his ~.308 normexpect it to fall.
83 / 800 BIP
Swinging-Strike %18.0%
18.0%*
lg avg 11.0% +7.0%vs his norm —
145 / 50 PA
Chase %34.2%
34.2%*
lg avg 28.5% +5.7%vs his norm —
145 / 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% 10.8%→9.8%signal3 HR — Barrel% 10.8% (signal) tempered to career ~9.4% → projected 9.8%.
BABIP 0.370→0.294 regressednoise.219 AVG — BABIP 0.370 is noise, regressed toward xBA-implied 0.286 (xBA 0.237) → 0.294.
on-base + lineup16 R — his run rate over ~130 projected PA.
slugging + lineup11 RBI — his RBI rate over ~130 projected PA.
run rate / role11 SB — his steal rate (6 in 43 G) over ~130 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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