MLB Daily DeltaWeek 31 · October 26, 2026
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week 31
this weekBUY
last weekHOLD

Gregory Soto

data as of October 26, 2026·week 31
flipped from HOLD on October 26, 2026
Buy stable xERA 3.03, 1.07 below league, production is earned; velocity stable and above league; add now.high 0.92
ROSK 0ERA 3.03WHIP 1.29W 0–0SV 0–0

Soto is a buy — the earned run prevention is real and stable.

His expected ERA is 3.03, a full run below the league average of 4.10, and his sample of 285 batters faced is past the point where that number becomes reliable. The velocity backs it: 97.1 mph on the fastball, three mph above league, and stepping up across the sample. He is missing bats at 27.7% strikeouts against a 22% league rate, and the contact he allows is weak — a .270 expected wOBA allowed and a 4.1% barrel rate against an 8% league mark, both on samples big enough to trust. His walks run high at 10.2%, which is the one crack in the profile, but it does not undo the run prevention. His expected ERA has been stepping down across the sample, so the trend and the level agree. The skill is earned. Buy. Deep-league asset at 3.03 ERA and 1.29 WHIP with zero saves projected — add him for the ratios, not the saves.

VS His Norm

  • Strikeout %27.7%—+3.0% ▲vs his ~24.7% career norm
  • Walk %10.2%—−1.2% ▼vs his ~11.4% career norm

Drivers

  • xeraSIGNALstable xERA 3.03, 1.07 below league — production is earned
  • p_fastball_veloSIGNALvelocity stable and above league
metric · nowrolling trajectoryvs. leaguestabilized?
Hard-Hit % Allowed33.1%
33.1%*
lg avg 40.0% ▼−6.9%vs his norm —
169 / 50 BBE
Barrel % Allowed4.1%
believable since May 304.1%*
lg avg 8.0% ▼−3.9%vs his norm —
169 / 60 BBE
xwOBA Allowed.270
.270*
lg avg .315 ▼−.045vs his norm —
285 / 200 TBF
xERA3.03
3.03*
lg avg 4.10 ▼−1.07vs his norm —
285 / 200 TBF
ERA3.63
3.63*
lg avg 4.10 ▼−0.47vs his norm —ERA is below the ~4.10 league average — expect it to rise.
67 / 200 IP
Strikeout %27.7%
norm27.7%*
lg avg 22.0% ▲+5.7%vs his norm +3.0% ▲
285 / 70 TBF
Walk %10.2%
norm10.2%*
lg avg 8.0% ▲+2.2%vs his norm −1.2% ▼
285 / 170 TBF
BABIP Against.272
.272*
lg avg .295 ▼−.023vs his norm —BABIP Against is below the ~.295 league average — expect it to rise.
169 / 800 BIP
Swinging-Strike %11.8%
11.8%*
lg avg 11.0% ▲+0.8%vs his norm —
285 / 60 TBF
Chase %30.2%
30.2%*
lg avg 28.5% ▲+1.7%vs his norm —
285 / 60 TBF
Fastball Velo97.1 mph
97.1 mph*
lg avg 94.0 mph ▲+3.1 mphvs his norm —
1153 / 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% 27.7%→26.5%signal0 K — K% 27.7% (signal) tempered to career ~24.7% → projected 26.5% over ~0 remaining IP.
xERA 3.03signal3.03 ERA — regresses up toward xERA 3.03 (signal): elite skill, but overperforming even…
BB% 10.2% + contactsignal1.29 WHIP — a 10% walk rate plus BABIP-against 0.290 gives a 1.31 skill WHIP, blended 6…
run support + role0-0 W — wins ride run support and how deep he goes, not just skill.
role (closer)0-0 SV — role: closer.
rosterdeep7 SV, 3.03 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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