MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 28, 2026
144 PA · week 18
this weekHOLD
last week

Josh Smith

data as of July 28, 2026·week 18
Hold · wait & see skill near league average (0.274); hold and wait — key skill metric not yet stable enough to call.med 0.50 (narrative held for review)
ROSHR 2AVG .214R 7RBI 7SB 2

Smith is a hold—league-average profile, nothing driving a move.

ROS projects HR 0 YTD → 2 ROS, AVG .217 YTD → .214 ROS. Stable, rosterable; no clear edge to exploit either way.

VS His Norm

  • Barrel %5.9%+0.6%vs his ~5.3% career norm

Drivers

  • xwobaNOISEskill near league average (0.274)
metric · nowrolling trajectoryvs. leaguestabilized?
Avg Exit Velo87.0 mph
87.0 mph*
lg avg 89.0 mph −2.0 mphvs his norm —
102 / 50 BBE
Hard-Hit %31.4%
31.4%*
lg avg 40.0% −8.6%vs his norm —
102 / 50 BBE
Barrel %5.9%
norm5.9%*
lg avg 8.0% −2.1%vs his norm +0.6%
102 / 60 BBE
xwOBA.274
.274*
lg avg .315 −.041vs his norm —xwOBA is below the ~.315 league averageexpect it to rise.
144 / 160 PA
wOBA.263
.263*
lg avg .315 −.052vs his norm —wOBA is below the ~.315 league averageexpect it to rise.
144 / 200 PA
Strikeout %18.8%
18.8%*
lg avg 22.0% −3.2%vs his norm —
144 / 60 PA
Walk %9.7%
9.7%*
lg avg 8.5% +1.2%vs his norm —
144 / 120 PA
BABIP.267
norm.267*
lg avg .295 −.028vs his norm −.024 BABIP is below his ~.291 normexpect it to rise.
102 / 800 BIP
Swinging-Strike %10.8%
10.8%*
lg avg 11.0% −0.2%vs his norm —
144 / 50 PA
Chase %35.1%
35.1%*
lg avg 28.5% +6.6%vs his norm —
144 / 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% 5.9%→5.5%signal2 HR — Barrel% 5.9% (signal) tempered to career ~5.3% → projected 5.5%.
BABIP 0.267→0.259 regressednoise.214 AVG — BABIP 0.267 is noise, regressed toward xBA-implied 0.258 (xBA 0.210) → 0.259.
on-base + lineup7 R — his run rate over ~133 projected PA.
slugging + lineup7 RBI — his RBI rate over ~133 projected PA.
run rate / role2 SB — his steal rate (2 in 31 G) over ~133 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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