MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 18, 2026
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389 PA · week 17
this weekHOLD
last weekHOLD

Josh Naylor

data as of July 18, 2026·week 17
Hold · steady skill near league average (0.321); hold steady — skill tracks near league, no edge either way.med 0.60 (narrative held for review)
ROSAVG .256HR 3R 17RBI 20SB 10

Naylor is a hold — league average, tracking up, but not yet above.

ROS projects HR 6 YTD → 3 ROS, AVG .254 YTD → .256 ROS. Stable, rosterable; no clear edge to exploit either way.

VS His Norm

  • Barrel %4.9%−2.8%vs his ~7.7% career norm

Drivers

  • xwobaSIGNALskill near league average (0.321)
metric · nowrolling trajectoryvs. leaguestabilized?
Avg Exit Velo87.6 mph
87.6 mph*
lg avg 89.0 mph −1.4 mphvs his norm —
305 / 50 BBE
Hard-Hit %37.4%
37.4%*
lg avg 40.0% −2.6%vs his norm —
305 / 50 BBE
Barrel %4.9%
norm4.9%*
lg avg 8.0% −3.1%vs his norm −2.8%
305 / 60 BBE
xwOBA.321
.321*
lg avg .315 +.006vs his norm —
389 / 160 PA
wOBA.299
.299*
lg avg .315 −.016vs his norm —
389 / 200 PA
Strikeout %12.6%
12.6%*
lg avg 22.0% −9.4%vs his norm —
389 / 60 PA
Walk %7.7%
7.7%*
lg avg 8.5% −0.8%vs his norm —
389 / 120 PA
BABIP.273
norm.273*
lg avg .295 −.022vs his norm −.027 BABIP is below his ~.300 normexpect it to rise.
305 / 800 BIP
Swinging-Strike %9.9%
9.9%*
lg avg 11.0% −1.1%vs his norm —
389 / 50 PA
Chase %37.0%
37.0%*
lg avg 28.5% +8.5%vs his norm —
389 / 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% 4.9%→6.0%signal3 HR — Barrel% 4.9% (signal) lifted to career ~7.7% → projected 6.0%.
BABIP 0.273→0.285 regressednoise.256 AVG — BABIP 0.273 is noise, regressed toward xBA-implied 0.292 (xBA 0.272) → 0.285.
on-base + lineup17 R — his run rate over ~197 projected PA.
slugging + lineup20 RBI — his RBI rate over ~197 projected PA.
run rate / role10 SB — his steal rate (12 in 57 G) over ~197 projected PA.
rosterdeeprotational 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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