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

Jacob Young

data as of October 26, 2026·week 31
Hold · steady skill near league average (0.313); hold steady — skill tracks near league, no edge either way.med 0.60 (narrative held for review)
ROSAVG .000HR 0R 0RBI 0SB 0

Young is a hold — average contact, real discipline, nothing to chase

ROS projects HR 8 YTD → 0 ROS, AVG .233 YTD → .000 ROS. Stable, rosterable; no clear edge to exploit either way.

VS His Norm

  • Barrel %5.7%—+4.2% ▲vs his ~1.5% career norm

Drivers

  • xwobaSIGNALskill near league average (0.313)
metric · nowrolling trajectoryvs. leaguestabilized?
Avg Exit Velo87.7 mph
87.7 mph*
lg avg 89.0 mph ▼−1.3 mphvs his norm —
350 / 50 BBE
Hard-Hit %31.4%
31.4%*
lg avg 40.0% ▼−8.6%vs his norm —
350 / 50 BBE
Barrel %5.7%
norm5.7%*
lg avg 8.0% ▼−2.3%vs his norm +4.2% ▲
350 / 60 BBE
xwOBA.313
.313*
lg avg .315 ▼−.002vs his norm —
471 / 160 PA
wOBA.313
believable since May 31.313*
lg avg .315 ▼−.002vs his norm —
471 / 200 PA
Strikeout %16.6%
16.6%*
lg avg 22.0% ▼−5.4%vs his norm —
471 / 60 PA
Walk %7.0%
7.0%*
lg avg 8.5% ▼−1.5%vs his norm —
471 / 120 PA
BABIP.286
norm.286*
lg avg .295 ▼−.009vs his norm −.021 ▼BABIP is below his ~.306 norm — expect it to rise.
350 / 800 BIP
Swinging-Strike %9.1%
9.1%*
lg avg 11.0% ▼−1.9%vs his norm —
471 / 50 PA
Chase %27.5%
27.5%*
lg avg 28.5% ▼−1.0%vs his norm —
471 / 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% 5.7%→4.2%signal0 HR — Barrel% 5.7% (signal) tempered to career ~1.5% → projected 4.2%.
BABIP 0.286→0.279 regressednoise.000 AVG — BABIP 0.286 is noise, regressed toward xBA-implied 0.273 (xBA 0.257) → 0.279.
on-base + lineup0 R — his run rate over ~0 projected PA.
slugging + lineup0 RBI — his RBI rate over ~0 projected PA.
run rate / role0 SB — his steal rate (4 in 59 G) over ~0 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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