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

Emilio Pagán

data as of July 28, 2026·week 18
Hold · wait & see skill near league average (4.57); hold and wait — key skill metric not yet stable enough to call.med 0.50 (narrative held for review)
ROSK 14ERA 3.70WHIP 1.24W 1–3SV 5–9

Pagán is a hold — league-average profile, nothing to push either way.

ROS projects K 11 YTD → 14 ROS. Stable, rosterable; no clear edge to exploit either way.

VS His Norm

  • Strikeout %24.1%−3.9%vs his ~28.0% career norm

Drivers

  • xeraNOISEskill near league average (4.57)
metric · nowrolling trajectoryvs. leaguestabilized?
Hard-Hit % Allowed57.1%
57.1%*
lg avg 40.0% +17.1%vs his norm —
56 / 50 BBE
Barrel % Allowed10.7%
10.7%*
lg avg 8.0% +2.7%vs his norm —Barrel % Allowed is above the ~8.0% league averageexpect it to fall.
56 / 60 BBE
xwOBA Allowed.329
.329*
lg avg .315 +.014vs his norm —xwOBA Allowed is above the ~.315 league averageexpect it to fall.
87 / 200 TBF
xERA4.57
4.57*
lg avg 4.10 +0.47vs his norm —xERA is above the ~4.10 league averageexpect it to fall.
87 / 200 TBF
ERA5.31
5.31*
lg avg 4.10 +1.21vs his norm —ERA is above the ~4.10 league averageexpect it to fall.
20.3 / 200 IP
Strikeout %24.1%
norm24.1%*
lg avg 22.0% +2.1%vs his norm −3.9%
87 / 70 TBF
Walk %9.2%
norm9.2%*
lg avg 8.0% +1.2%vs his norm +2.0% Walk % is above his ~7.2% normexpect it to fall.
87 / 170 TBF
BABIP Against.250
.250*
lg avg .295 −.045vs his norm —BABIP Against is below the ~.295 league averageexpect it to rise.
56 / 800 BIP
Swinging-Strike %13.5%
13.5%*
lg avg 11.0% +2.5%vs his norm —
87 / 60 TBF
Chase %30.6%
30.6%*
lg avg 28.5% +2.1%vs his norm —
87 / 60 TBF
Fastball Velo94.6 mph
94.6 mph*
lg avg 94.0 mph +0.6 mphvs his norm —
348 / 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% 24.1%→26.8%signal14 K — K% 24.1% (signal) lifted to career ~28.0% → projected 26.8% over ~16 remaining IP.
xERA 4.57noise3.70 ERA — xERA 4.57 (noise) blended 0% skill / 100% league 3.70 at 14 IP.
BB% 9.2% + contactnoise1.24 WHIP — a 9% walk rate plus BABIP-against 0.292 gives a 1.34 skill WHIP, blended 0%…
run support + role1-3 W — wins ride run support and how deep he goes, not just skill.
role (closer)5-9 SV — role: closer.
rosterdeep13 SV, 3.70 ERA

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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