MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 18, 2026
Engraved portrait of Dominic Smith
233 PA · week 17
this weekHOLD
last weekHOLD

Dominic Smith

data as of July 18, 2026·week 17
Hold · steady skill near league average (0.314); hold steady — skill tracks near league, no edge either way.med 0.60 (narrative held for review)
ROSAVG .241HR 3R 25RBI 29SB 0

Smith is a hold — league average, stable, nothing to buy or sell.

ROS projects HR 5 YTD → 3 ROS, AVG .325 YTD → .241 ROS. Stable, rosterable; no clear edge to exploit either way.

VS His Norm

  • Barrel %6.0%−1.1%vs his ~7.1% career norm

Drivers

  • xwobaSIGNALskill near league average (0.314)
metric · nowrolling trajectoryvs. leaguestabilized?
Avg Exit Velo87.8 mph
87.8 mph*
lg avg 89.0 mph −1.2 mphvs his norm —
183 / 50 BBE
Hard-Hit %35.5%
35.5%*
lg avg 40.0% −4.5%vs his norm —
183 / 50 BBE
Barrel %6.0%
norm6.0%*
lg avg 8.0% −2.0%vs his norm −1.1%
183 / 60 BBE
xwOBA.314
believable since Jun 11.314*
lg avg .315 −.001vs his norm —
233 / 160 PA
wOBA.306
.306*
lg avg .315 −.009vs his norm —
233 / 200 PA
Strikeout %13.7%
13.7%*
lg avg 22.0% −8.3%vs his norm —
233 / 60 PA
Walk %6.9%
6.9%*
lg avg 8.5% −1.6%vs his norm —
233 / 120 PA
BABIP.278
norm.278*
lg avg .295 −.017vs his norm −.021 BABIP is below his ~.299 normexpect it to rise.
183 / 800 BIP
Swinging-Strike %9.9%
9.9%*
lg avg 11.0% −1.1%vs his norm —
233 / 50 PA
Chase %32.1%
32.1%*
lg avg 28.5% +3.6%vs his norm —
233 / 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% 6.0%→6.6%signal3 HR — Barrel% 6.0% (signal) lifted to career ~7.1% → projected 6.6%.
BABIP 0.278→0.269 regressednoise.241 AVG — BABIP 0.278 is noise, regressed toward xBA-implied 0.266 (xBA 0.258) → 0.269.
on-base + lineup25 R — his run rate over ~157 projected PA.
slugging + lineup29 RBI — his RBI rate over ~157 projected PA.
run rate / role0 SB — his steal rate (0 in 47 G) over ~157 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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