MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 18, 2026
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week 17
this weekSELL
last weekSELL

Michael Lorenzen

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data as of July 18, 2026·week 17
Sell stable xERA 5.55 +1.45 vs league with no luck excuse; strikeout rate 16% is stable and well below league, limits the ceiling; move on.high 0.90
ROSK 43ERA 5.04WHIP 1.50W 1–3SV 0

Lorenzen is a sell — below-league skill with no luck excuse.

His expected ERA is 5.55, a full 1.45 runs above the league average of 4.10, and he has faced enough batters for that number to be reliable. His actual ERA is near that mark, so there is no bad-luck story pulling the line up. The problem is in the building blocks: his strikeout rate is 15.8%, well below his career baseline of 19.3% and trending down, and his hard-hit rate allowed is 46.4%—over six points above league. He is not chasing or whiffing at an elite rate, either. There is no skill here waiting to break out, and no luck to fall back on—the surface is the skill. Sell. 43 K, 5.04 ERA, and 1.50 WHIP in the projected line make Lorenzen a streaming-only fade. Drop.

VS His Norm

  • Strikeout %15.8%—−3.5% ▼vs his ~19.3% career norm
  • Walk %8.2%—−0.9% ▼vs his ~9.1% career norm

Drivers

  • xeraSIGNALstable xERA 5.55 +1.45 vs league with no luck excuse
  • p_k_pctSIGNALstrikeout rate 16% is stable and well below league — limits the ceiling
metric · nowrolling trajectoryvs. leaguestabilized?
Hard-Hit % Allowed46.4%
46.4%*
lg avg 40.0% ▲+6.4%vs his norm —
347 / 50 BBE
Barrel % Allowed8.6%
8.6%*
lg avg 8.0% ▲+0.6%vs his norm —
347 / 60 BBE
xwOBA Allowed.359
.359*
lg avg .315 ▲+.044vs his norm —
463 / 200 TBF
xERA5.55
5.55*
lg avg 4.10 ▲+1.45vs his norm —
463 / 200 TBF
ERA6.22
6.22*
lg avg 4.10 ▲+2.12vs his norm —ERA is above the ~4.10 league average — expect it to fall.
97 / 200 IP
Strikeout %15.8%
norm15.8%*
lg avg 22.0% ▼−6.2%vs his norm −3.5% ▼
463 / 70 TBF
Walk %8.2%
norm8.2%*
lg avg 8.0% ▲+0.2%vs his norm −0.9% ▼
463 / 170 TBF
BABIP Against.361
.361*
lg avg .295 ▲+.066vs his norm —BABIP Against is above the ~.295 league average — expect it to fall.
347 / 800 BIP
Swinging-Strike %8.4%
8.4%*
lg avg 11.0% ▼−2.6%vs his norm —
463 / 60 TBF
Chase %24.6%
24.6%*
lg avg 28.5% ▼−3.9%vs his norm —
463 / 60 TBF
Fastball Velo94.0 mph
94.0 mph*
lg avg 94.0 mph 0.0 mphvs his norm —
1761 / 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% 15.8%→16.9%signal43 K — K% 15.8% (signal) lifted to career ~19.3% → projected 16.9% over ~54 remaining IP.
xERA 5.55signal5.04 ERA — xERA 5.55 (signal) blended 65% skill / 35% league 4.10 at 57 IP.
BB% 8.2% + contactsignal1.50 WHIP — a 8% walk rate plus BABIP-against 0.324 gives a 1.61 skill WHIP, blended 65…
run support + role1-3 W — wins ride run support and how deep he goes, not just skill.
role (starter)0 SV — role: starter, not in the save mix.
rosterdrop43 K ROS, 5.04 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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