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

Ryan Yarbrough

data as of July 18, 2026·week 17
Hold · wait & see skill near league average (3.12); hold and wait — key skill metric not yet stable enough to call.med 0.50 (narrative held for review)
ROSK 19ERA 3.70WHIP 1.24W 0–0SV 1–2

Yarbrough is a hold — league average, nothing to buy or sell.

ROS projects K 14 YTD → 19 ROS. Stable, rosterable; no clear edge to exploit either way.

VS His Norm

  • Strikeout %17.0%−1.8%vs his ~18.8% career norm

Drivers

  • xeraNOISEskill near league average (3.12)
metric · nowrolling trajectoryvs. leaguestabilized?
Hard-Hit % Allowed23.9%
believable since May 2623.9%*
lg avg 40.0% −16.1%vs his norm —
113 / 50 BBE
Barrel % Allowed3.5%
3.5%*
lg avg 8.0% −4.5%vs his norm —
113 / 60 BBE
xwOBA Allowed.276
.276*
lg avg .315 −.039vs his norm —xwOBA Allowed is below the ~.315 league averageexpect it to rise.
159 / 200 TBF
xERA3.12
3.12*
lg avg 4.10 −0.98vs his norm —xERA is below the ~4.10 league averageexpect it to rise.
159 / 200 TBF
ERA4.13
4.13*
lg avg 4.10 +0.03vs his norm —ERA is above the ~4.10 league averageexpect it to fall.
37 / 200 IP
Strikeout %17.0%
norm17.0%*
lg avg 22.0% −5.0%vs his norm −1.8%
159 / 70 TBF
Walk %10.1%
norm10.1%*
lg avg 8.0% +2.1%vs his norm +4.4% Walk % is above his ~5.7% normexpect it to fall.
159 / 170 TBF
BABIP Against.239
.239*
lg avg .295 −.056vs his norm —BABIP Against is below the ~.295 league averageexpect it to rise.
113 / 800 BIP
Swinging-Strike %11.4%
11.4%*
lg avg 11.0% +0.4%vs his norm —
159 / 60 TBF
Chase %27.0%
27.0%*
lg avg 28.5% −1.5%vs his norm —
159 / 60 TBF
Fastball Velo87.4 mph
87.4 mph*
lg avg 94.0 mph −6.6 mphvs his norm —
613 / 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% 17.0%→18.0%signal19 K — K% 17.0% (signal) lifted to career ~18.8% → projected 18.0% over ~25 remaining IP.
xERA 3.12noise3.70 ERA — xERA 3.12 (noise) blended 0% skill / 100% league 3.70 at 20 IP.
BB% 10.1% + contactnoise1.24 WHIP — a 10% walk rate plus BABIP-against 0.287 gives a 1.49 skill WHIP, blended 0…
run support + role0-0 W — wins ride run support and how deep he goes, not just skill.
role (middle)1-2 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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