MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 18, 2026
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259 PA · week 17
this weekBUY
last weekBUY-LOW

Mookie Betts

data as of July 18, 2026·week 17
flipped from BUY-LOW on July 18, 2026
Buy stable xwOBA 0.331, +0.016 vs league, production is earned; elite, already-stable contact quality; add now.med 0.63 (narrative held for review)
ROSHR 4AVG .237R 21RBI 24SB 0

Betts is a buy — contact skill stable, unlucky on BABIP.

Stable, above-average skill with no luck propping it up. Buy.

VS His Norm

  • Barrel %8.1%+0.1%vs his ~8.0% career norm

Drivers

  • xwobaSIGNALstable xwOBA 0.331, +0.016 vs league — production is earned
  • hard_hit_pctSIGNALelite, already-stable contact quality
metric · nowrolling trajectoryvs. leaguestabilized?
Avg Exit Velo90.5 mph
90.5 mph*
lg avg 89.0 mph +1.5 mphvs his norm —
210 / 50 BBE
Hard-Hit %39.0%
39.0%*
lg avg 40.0% −1.0%vs his norm —
210 / 50 BBE
Barrel %8.1%
norm8.1%*
lg avg 8.0% +0.1%vs his norm +0.1%
210 / 60 BBE
xwOBA.331
believable since Jun 15.331*
lg avg .315 +.016vs his norm —
259 / 160 PA
wOBA.308
.308*
lg avg .315 −.007vs his norm —
259 / 200 PA
Strikeout %11.2%
11.2%*
lg avg 22.0% −10.8%vs his norm —
259 / 60 PA
Walk %7.3%
7.3%*
lg avg 8.5% −1.2%vs his norm —
259 / 120 PA
BABIP.226
norm.226*
lg avg .295 −.069vs his norm −.061 BABIP is below his ~.287 normexpect it to rise.
210 / 800 BIP
Swinging-Strike %5.2%
5.2%*
lg avg 11.0% −5.8%vs his norm —
259 / 50 PA
Chase %19.7%
19.7%*
lg avg 28.5% −8.8%vs his norm —
259 / 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% 8.1%→8.1%signal4 HR — Barrel% 8.1% (signal) tempered to career ~8.0% → projected 8.1%.
BABIP 0.226→0.255 regressednoise.237 AVG — BABIP 0.226 is noise, regressed toward xBA-implied 0.265 (xBA 0.275) → 0.255.
on-base + lineup21 R — his run rate over ~170 projected PA.
slugging + lineup24 RBI — his RBI rate over ~170 projected PA.
run rate / role0 SB — his steal rate (0 in 26 G) over ~170 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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