MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 10, 2026
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week 25
this weekBUY
last weekSELL-HIGH

Rico Garcia

BAL·P
data as of September 10, 2026·week 25
flipped from SELL-HIGH on September 10, 2026
Buy stable xERA 3.10, 1.00 below league, production is earned; velocity stable and above league; add now.high 0.90
ROSK 5ERA 3.10WHIP 1.22W 0–1SV 0–1

Garcia is a buy — the velocity is climbing and the numbers back it

His expected ERA is 3.10, a full run below the league average of 4.10, and the trend is moving in his favor — that number has been stepping down across the sample. The fastball is doing the same thing in the other direction: 95.4 mph, above the league average of 94.0, and stepping up. He strikes out 25.9% of batters, well above the 22% league mark, and his swinging-strike rate of 15.9% sits nearly five points above league. He is getting opponents to chase at an above-average clip and allowing weak contact: a .274 xwOBA against, with 5.8% barrels against. He has faced 239 batters, enough for these numbers to be reliable. Nothing here is luck. Buy. Bank the 5 K and 3.10 ERA — that's a standard-league asset worth adding now before the price climbs.

VS His Norm

  • Strikeout %25.9%—+4.2% ▲vs his ~21.7% career norm
  • Walk %8.4%—−0.8% ▼vs his ~9.2% career norm

Drivers

  • xeraSIGNALstable xERA 3.10, 1.00 below league — production is earned
  • p_fastball_veloSIGNALvelocity stable and above league
metric · nowrolling trajectoryvs. leaguestabilized?
Hard-Hit % Allowed34.2%
believable since May 2934.2%*
lg avg 40.0% ▼−5.8%vs his norm —
155 / 50 BBE
Barrel % Allowed5.8%
5.8%*
lg avg 8.0% ▼−2.2%vs his norm —
155 / 60 BBE
xwOBA Allowed.274
.274*
lg avg .315 ▼−.041vs his norm —
239 / 200 TBF
xERA3.10
3.10*
lg avg 4.10 ▼−1.00vs his norm —
239 / 200 TBF
ERA3.12
3.12*
lg avg 4.10 ▼−0.98vs his norm —ERA is below the ~4.10 league average — expect it to rise.
60.7 / 200 IP
Strikeout %25.9%
norm25.9%*
lg avg 22.0% ▲+3.9%vs his norm +4.2% ▲
239 / 70 TBF
Walk %8.4%
norm8.4%*
lg avg 8.0% ▲+0.4%vs his norm −0.8% ▼
239 / 170 TBF
BABIP Against.201
.201*
lg avg .295 ▼−.094vs his norm —BABIP Against is below the ~.295 league average — expect it to rise.
155 / 800 BIP
Swinging-Strike %15.9%
15.9%*
lg avg 11.0% ▲+4.9%vs his norm —
239 / 60 TBF
Chase %29.8%
29.8%*
lg avg 28.5% ▲+1.3%vs his norm —
239 / 60 TBF
Fastball Velo95.4 mph
95.4 mph*
lg avg 94.0 mph ▲+1.4 mphvs his norm —
898 / 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% 25.9%→24.0%signal5 K — K% 25.9% (signal) tempered to career ~21.7% → projected 24.0% over ~5 remaining IP.
xERA 3.10signal3.10 ERA — regresses up toward xERA 3.10 (signal): elite skill, but overperforming even…
BB% 8.4% + contactsignal1.22 WHIP — a 8% walk rate plus BABIP-against 0.277 gives a 1.22 skill WHIP.
run support + role0-1 W — wins ride run support and how deep he goes, not just skill.
role (closer)0-1 SV — role: closer.
rosterstandard4 SV, 3.10 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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