MLB Daily DeltaWeek 31 · October 26, 2026
Engraved portrait of Grayson Rodriguez
week 31
this weekSELL
last weekNO CALL

Grayson Rodriguez

data as of October 26, 2026·week 31
new call as of October 26, 2026
Sell stable xERA 5.69 +1.59 vs league with no luck excuse; move on.high 0.90
ROSK 0ERA 5.13WHIP 1.44W 0–0SV 0

Rodriguez is a sell — his expected ERA has no luck to blame.

His xERA sits at 5.69, a run and a half above the league average of 4.10, and with 444 batters faced he is well past the point where that number becomes reliable. The contact he allows backs it up: a .360 expected wOBA allowed against a .315 league average, plus a 44.7% hard-hit rate allowed at 309 batted balls. There is no BABIP story here to soften any of it — this is the level he is at, not a bad stretch. He strikes out just 19.1% of batters, below league, and walks 9.7%, above it, so the strikeout and walk profile points the same direction as the contact numbers. Worse, his xERA has been stepping up across the sample, not settling down. Whatever the velocity says, the outcomes are the outcomes. Sell. 0 K and a 5.13 ERA ROS: fringe streaming-only arm, so drop him and don't chase the name.

VS His Norm

  • Strikeout %19.1%—−6.2% ▼vs his ~25.3% career norm
  • Walk %9.7%—+1.6% ▲vs his ~8.2% career norm

Drivers

  • xeraSIGNALstable xERA 5.69 +1.59 vs league with no luck excuse
metric · nowrolling trajectoryvs. leaguestabilized?
Hard-Hit % Allowed44.7%
believable since Jun 444.7%*
lg avg 40.0% ▲+4.7%vs his norm —
309 / 50 BBE
Barrel % Allowed8.7%
8.7%*
lg avg 8.0% ▲+0.7%vs his norm —
309 / 60 BBE
xwOBA Allowed.360
.360*
lg avg .315 ▲+.045vs his norm —
444 / 200 TBF
xERA5.69
5.69*
lg avg 4.10 ▲+1.59vs his norm —
444 / 200 TBF
ERA6.02
6.02*
lg avg 4.10 ▲+1.92vs his norm —ERA is above the ~4.10 league average — expect it to fall.
98.7 / 200 IP
Strikeout %19.1%
norm19.1%*
lg avg 22.0% ▼−2.9%vs his norm −6.2% ▼
444 / 70 TBF
Walk %9.7%
norm9.7%*
lg avg 8.0% ▲+1.7%vs his norm +1.6% ▲
444 / 170 TBF
BABIP Against.324
.324*
lg avg .295 ▲+.029vs his norm —BABIP Against is above the ~.295 league average — expect it to fall.
309 / 800 BIP
Swinging-Strike %11.7%
11.7%*
lg avg 11.0% ▲+0.7%vs his norm —
444 / 60 TBF
Chase %27.9%
27.9%*
lg avg 28.5% ▼−0.6%vs his norm —
444 / 60 TBF
Fastball Velo96.1 mph
96.1 mph*
lg avg 94.0 mph ▲+2.1 mphvs his norm —
1771 / 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% 19.1%→21.0%signal0 K — K% 19.1% (signal) lifted to career ~25.3% → projected 21.0% over ~0 remaining IP.
xERA 5.69signal5.13 ERA — xERA 5.69 (signal) blended 65% skill / 35% league 4.10 at 14 IP.
BB% 9.7% + contactsignal1.44 WHIP — a 10% walk rate plus BABIP-against 0.306 gives a 1.52 skill WHIP, blended 6…
run support + role0-0 W — wins ride run support and how deep he goes, not just skill.
role (starter)0 SV — role: starter, not in the save mix.
rosterdrop0 K ROS, 5.13 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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