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

Logan Gilbert

data as of October 26, 2026·week 31
flipped from HOLD on October 26, 2026
Buy stable xERA 3.63, 0.47 below league, production is earned; velocity stable and above league; add now.med 0.74
ROSK 0ERA 3.63WHIP 1.14W 0–0SV 0

Gilbert is a buy — the strikeout stuff is real and earned

His expected ERA is 3.63, well below the league average of 4.10, and he has faced 750 batters — past the 200 where that number becomes reliable. Nothing is propping it up: his BABIP-against is not carrying the line, the skill is doing the work. The fastball is sitting at 96.4 mph against a 94.0 league average and has been ticking up across the sample, and the swing-and-miss backs it — a 15.4% swinging-strike rate against 11.0% league, with a 27.3% strikeout rate and a 6.5% walk rate. That combination is a pitcher missing bats and filling the zone. His expected ERA has been stepping down as the sample grows, which is the wrong direction for anyone betting against him. The production is earned. Buy. A 0 K / 3.63 ERA / 1.14 WHIP line is a deep-league asset — buy low before the strikeouts catch up.

VS His Norm

  • Strikeout %27.3%—+1.2% ▲vs his ~26.1% career norm
  • Walk %6.5%—+1.1% ▲vs his ~5.4% career norm

Drivers

  • xeraSIGNALstable xERA 3.63, 0.47 below league — production is earned
  • p_fastball_veloSIGNALvelocity stable and above league
metric · nowrolling trajectoryvs. leaguestabilized?
Hard-Hit % Allowed41.3%
41.3%*
lg avg 40.0% ▲+1.3%vs his norm —
489 / 50 BBE
Barrel % Allowed10.0%
10.0%*
lg avg 8.0% ▲+2.0%vs his norm —
489 / 60 BBE
xwOBA Allowed.294
.294*
lg avg .315 ▼−.021vs his norm —
750 / 200 TBF
xERA3.63
3.63*
lg avg 4.10 ▼−0.47vs his norm —
750 / 200 TBF
ERA3.73
3.73*
lg avg 4.10 ▼−0.37vs his norm —ERA is below the ~4.10 league average — expect it to rise.
186 / 200 IP
Strikeout %27.3%
norm27.3%*
lg avg 22.0% ▲+5.3%vs his norm +1.2% ▲
750 / 70 TBF
Walk %6.5%
norm6.5%*
lg avg 8.0% ▼−1.5%vs his norm +1.1% ▲
750 / 170 TBF
BABIP Against.273
.273*
lg avg .295 ▼−.022vs his norm —BABIP Against is below the ~.295 league average — expect it to rise.
489 / 800 BIP
Swinging-Strike %15.4%
15.4%*
lg avg 11.0% ▲+4.4%vs his norm —
750 / 60 TBF
Chase %32.6%
32.6%*
lg avg 28.5% ▲+4.1%vs his norm —
750 / 60 TBF
Fastball Velo96.4 mph
96.4 mph*
lg avg 94.0 mph ▲+2.4 mphvs his norm —
2983 / 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% 27.3%→27.0%signal0 K — K% 27.3% (signal) tempered to career ~26.1% → projected 27.0% over ~0 remaining IP.
xERA 3.63signal3.63 ERA — regresses up toward xERA 3.63 (signal): elite skill, but overperforming even…
BB% 6.5% + contactsignal1.14 WHIP — a 6% walk rate plus BABIP-against 0.282 gives a 1.14 skill WHIP.
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.
rosterdeep0 K ROS, 3.63 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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