MLB Daily DeltaWeek 31 · October 26, 2026
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week 31
this weekSELL
last weekSELL-HIGH

George Soriano

data as of October 26, 2026·week 31
flipped from SELL-HIGH on October 26, 2026
Sell stable xERA 4.57 +0.47 vs league with no luck excuse; move on.med 0.69
ROSK 0ERA 4.27WHIP 1.40W 0–0SV 0–0

Soriano is a sell — his expected ERA says the skill isn't there.

His expected ERA is 4.57, nearly half a run above the league average of 4.10, and he has faced enough batters for that number to be reliable. Worse, it has been climbing across the sample, so the trend points the wrong way. The strikeout rate looks fine, but the walks are the problem: 12.1% against a league average of 8.0%. He misses bats at 13.9% and gets chases at 33.4%, but a 96.6 mph fastball with that walk rate is a command problem, not a stuff problem. Hard-hit allowed and barrels allowed both sit near league, so nothing unlucky is inflating the expected ERA. There is no luck story to fall back on here. The expected numbers are the pitcher. Sell. A 4.27 ERA and 1.40 WHIP with zero strikeouts is a drop — waiver-wire fodder, not a hold.

VS His Norm

  • Walk %12.1%—+1.8% ▲vs his ~10.3% career norm
  • Strikeout %22.8%—+1.1% ▲vs his ~21.8% career norm

Drivers

  • xeraSIGNALstable xERA 4.57 +0.47 vs league with no luck excuse
metric · nowrolling trajectoryvs. leaguestabilized?
Hard-Hit % Allowed39.5%
39.5%*
lg avg 40.0% ▼−0.5%vs his norm —
186 / 50 BBE
Barrel % Allowed9.1%
9.1%*
lg avg 8.0% ▲+1.1%vs his norm —
186 / 60 BBE
xwOBA Allowed.327
believable since Aug 3.327*
lg avg .315 ▲+.012vs his norm —
290 / 200 TBF
xERA4.57
4.57*
lg avg 4.10 ▲+0.47vs his norm —
290 / 200 TBF
ERA4.23
4.23*
lg avg 4.10 ▲+0.13vs his norm —ERA is above the ~4.10 league average — expect it to fall.
66 / 200 IP
Strikeout %22.8%
norm22.8%*
lg avg 22.0% ▲+0.8%vs his norm +1.1% ▲
290 / 70 TBF
Walk %12.1%
norm12.1%*
lg avg 8.0% ▲+4.1%vs his norm +1.8% ▲
290 / 170 TBF
BABIP Against.270
.270*
lg avg .295 ▼−.025vs his norm —BABIP Against is below the ~.295 league average — expect it to rise.
186 / 800 BIP
Swinging-Strike %13.9%
13.9%*
lg avg 11.0% ▲+2.9%vs his norm —
290 / 60 TBF
Chase %33.4%
33.4%*
lg avg 28.5% ▲+4.9%vs his norm —
290 / 60 TBF
Fastball Velo96.6 mph
96.6 mph*
lg avg 94.0 mph ▲+2.6 mphvs his norm —
1158 / 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% 22.8%→22.4%signal0 K — K% 22.8% (signal) tempered to career ~21.8% → projected 22.4% over ~0 remaining IP.
xERA 4.57signal4.27 ERA — xERA 4.57 (signal) blended 65% skill / 35% league 3.70 at 24 IP.
BB% 12.1% + contactsignal1.40 WHIP — a 12% walk rate plus BABIP-against 0.289 gives a 1.48 skill WHIP, blended 6…
run support + role0-0 W — wins ride run support and how deep he goes, not just skill.
role (setup)0-0 SV — role: setup, in the save mix only situationally.
rosterdrop4.27 ERA, 1.40 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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