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

Patrick Bailey

data as of July 18, 2026·week 17
Buy Low contact quality already past its threshold and intact, the bat is fine — BABIP 0.238 suppressed and unstable, dragging results below the bat; buy the player, not the number.med 0.68 (narrative held for review)
ROSHR 3AVG .208R 8RBI 12SB 3

Bailey is a buy-low — BABIP is hiding the contact.

Cold results, but stable contact quality and a depressed BABIP say the slump is noise. Buy low.

VS His Norm

  • Barrel %6.1%−0.7%vs his ~6.8% career norm

Drivers

  • babipNOISEBABIP 0.238 suppressed and unstable — dragging results below the bat
  • hard_hit_pctSIGNALcontact quality already past its threshold and intact — the bat is fine
metric · nowrolling trajectoryvs. leaguestabilized?
Avg Exit Velo90.2 mph
90.2 mph*
lg avg 89.0 mph +1.2 mphvs his norm —
131 / 50 BBE
Hard-Hit %38.9%
38.9%*
lg avg 40.0% −1.1%vs his norm —
131 / 50 BBE
Barrel %6.1%
norm6.1%*
lg avg 8.0% −1.9%vs his norm −0.7%
131 / 60 BBE
xwOBA.273
believable since Jun 25.273*
lg avg .315 −.042vs his norm —
194 / 160 PA
wOBA.232
.232*
lg avg .315 −.083vs his norm —wOBA is below the ~.315 league averageexpect it to rise.
194 / 200 PA
Strikeout %25.8%
25.8%*
lg avg 22.0% +3.8%vs his norm —
194 / 60 PA
Walk %6.7%
6.7%*
lg avg 8.5% −1.8%vs his norm —
194 / 120 PA
BABIP.238
norm.238*
lg avg .295 −.057vs his norm −.064 BABIP is below his ~.301 normexpect it to rise.
131 / 800 BIP
Swinging-Strike %13.8%
13.8%*
lg avg 11.0% +2.8%vs his norm —
194 / 50 PA
Chase %32.1%
32.1%*
lg avg 28.5% +3.6%vs his norm —
194 / 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% 6.1%→6.5%signal3 HR — Barrel% 6.1% (signal) lifted to career ~6.8% → projected 6.5%.
BABIP 0.238→0.260 regressednoise.208 AVG — BABIP 0.238 is noise, regressed toward xBA-implied 0.265 (xBA 0.216) → 0.260.
on-base + lineup8 R — his run rate over ~154 projected PA.
slugging + lineup12 RBI — his RBI rate over ~154 projected PA.
run rate / role3 SB — his steal rate (2 in 40 G) over ~154 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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