MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 18, 2026
Engraved portrait of Orlando Ribalta
week 17
this weekHOLD
last weekNO CALL

Orlando Ribalta

data as of July 18, 2026·week 17
new call as of July 18, 2026
Hold · wait & see skill near league average (3.90); hold and wait — key skill metric not yet stable enough to call.med 0.50 (narrative held for review)
ROSK 15ERA 3.70WHIP 1.24W 0–0SV 1–5

Ribalta is a hold — limited data, nothing to act on yet.

ROS projects K 12 YTD → 15 ROS. Stable, rosterable; no clear edge to exploit either way.

VS His Norm

  • Strikeout %20.2%+0.7%vs his ~19.5% career norm

Drivers

  • xeraNOISEskill near league average (3.90)
metric · nowrolling trajectoryvs. leaguestabilized?
Hard-Hit % Allowed33.8%
believable since Jun 1133.8%*
lg avg 40.0% −6.2%vs his norm —
80 / 50 BBE
Barrel % Allowed7.5%
7.5%*
lg avg 8.0% −0.5%vs his norm —
80 / 60 BBE
xwOBA Allowed.307
.307*
lg avg .315 −.008vs his norm —xwOBA Allowed is below the ~.315 league averageexpect it to rise.
114 / 200 TBF
xERA3.90
3.90*
lg avg 4.10 −0.20vs his norm —xERA is below the ~4.10 league averageexpect it to rise.
114 / 200 TBF
ERA3.90
3.90*
lg avg 4.10 −0.20vs his norm —ERA is below the ~4.10 league averageexpect it to rise.
27.7 / 200 IP
Strikeout %20.2%
norm20.2%*
lg avg 22.0% −1.8%vs his norm +0.7%
114 / 70 TBF
Walk %9.6%
norm9.6%*
lg avg 8.0% +1.6%vs his norm −2.8% Walk % is below his ~12.4% normexpect it to rise.
114 / 170 TBF
BABIP Against.263
.263*
lg avg .295 −.032vs his norm —BABIP Against is below the ~.295 league averageexpect it to rise.
80 / 800 BIP
Swinging-Strike %11.8%
11.8%*
lg avg 11.0% +0.8%vs his norm —
114 / 60 TBF
Chase %36.6%
36.6%*
lg avg 28.5% +8.1%vs his norm —
114 / 60 TBF
Fastball Velo96.7 mph
96.7 mph*
lg avg 94.0 mph +2.7 mphvs his norm —
499 / 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% 20.2%→19.8%signal15 K — K% 20.2% (signal) tempered to career ~19.5% → projected 19.8% over ~20 remaining…
xERA 3.90noise3.70 ERA — xERA 3.90 (noise) blended 0% skill / 100% league 3.70 at 16 IP.
BB% 9.6% + contactnoise1.24 WHIP — a 10% walk rate plus BABIP-against 0.292 gives a 1.43 skill WHIP, blended 0…
run support + role0-0 W — wins ride run support and how deep he goes, not just skill.
role (middle)1-5 SV — role: middle, in the save mix only situationally.
rosterdeep3.70 ERA, 1.24 WHIP

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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