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

Wilber Dotel

data as of July 18, 2026·week 17
ON THE 15-DAY IL
new call
Hold · wait & see skill near league average (4.33); hold and wait — key skill metric not yet stable enough to call.med 0.50 (narrative held for review)
ROSK 28ERA 3.70WHIP 1.24W 1–3SV 0

Dotel is a hold — league average, limited data.

ROS projects K 14 YTD → 28 ROS. Stable, rosterable; no clear edge to exploit either way.

Drivers

  • xeraNOISEskill near league average (4.33)
metric · nowrolling trajectoryvs. leaguestabilized?
Hard-Hit % Allowed52.9%
52.9%*
lg avg 40.0% +12.9%vs his norm —
51 / 50 BBE
Barrel % Allowed5.9%
5.9%*
lg avg 8.0% −2.1%vs his norm —Barrel % Allowed is below the ~8.0% league averageexpect it to rise.
51 / 60 BBE
xwOBA Allowed.322
.322*
lg avg .315 +.007vs his norm —xwOBA Allowed is above the ~.315 league averageexpect it to fall.
79 / 200 TBF
xERA4.33
4.33*
lg avg 4.10 +0.23vs his norm —xERA is above the ~4.10 league averageexpect it to fall.
79 / 200 TBF
ERA5.89
5.89*
lg avg 4.10 +1.79vs his norm —ERA is above the ~4.10 league averageexpect it to fall.
18.3 / 200 IP
Strikeout %24.1%
24.1%*
lg avg 22.0% +2.1%vs his norm —
79 / 70 TBF
Walk %11.4%
11.4%*
lg avg 8.0% +3.4%vs his norm —Walk % is above the ~8.0% league averageexpect it to fall.
79 / 170 TBF
BABIP Against.286
.286*
lg avg .295 −.009vs his norm —BABIP Against is below the ~.295 league averageexpect it to rise.
51 / 800 BIP
Swinging-Strike %11.8%
11.8%*
lg avg 11.0% +0.8%vs his norm —
79 / 60 TBF
Chase %29.4%
29.4%*
lg avg 28.5% +0.9%vs his norm —
79 / 60 TBF
Fastball Velo98.1 mph
98.1 mph*
lg avg 94.0 mph +4.1 mphvs his norm —
305 / 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% 24.1%→24.1%signal28 K — K% 24.1% (signal) tempered to RP mean ~24.0% → projected 24.1% over ~27 remainin…
xERA 4.33noise3.70 ERA — xERA 4.33 (noise) blended 0% skill / 100% league 3.70 at 14 IP.
BB% 11.4% + contactnoise1.24 WHIP — a 11% walk rate plus BABIP-against 0.294 gives a 1.45 skill WHIP, blended 0…
run support + role1-3 W — wins ride run support and how deep he goes, not just skill.
role (middle)0 SV — role: middle, not in the save mix.
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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