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

Will Klein

data as of July 18, 2026·week 17
Hold · wait & see skill near league average (3.19); hold and wait — key skill metric not yet stable enough to call.med 0.50 (narrative held for review)
ROSK 23ERA 3.68WHIP 1.24W 1–1SV 0–2

Klein is a hold — near league average, nothing to act on.

ROS projects K 25 YTD → 23 ROS. Stable, rosterable; no clear edge to exploit either way.

VS His Norm

  • Strikeout %26.7%+0.7%vs his ~26.0% career norm

Drivers

  • xeraNOISEskill near league average (3.19)
metric · nowrolling trajectoryvs. leaguestabilized?
Hard-Hit % Allowed37.0%
37.0%*
lg avg 40.0% −3.0%vs his norm —
100 / 50 BBE
Barrel % Allowed3.0%
believable since May 273.0%*
lg avg 8.0% −5.0%vs his norm —
100 / 60 BBE
xwOBA Allowed.279
.279*
lg avg .315 −.036vs his norm —xwOBA Allowed is below the ~.315 league averageexpect it to rise.
161 / 200 TBF
xERA3.19
3.19*
lg avg 4.10 −0.91vs his norm —xERA is below the ~4.10 league averageexpect it to rise.
161 / 200 TBF
ERA2.41
2.41*
lg avg 4.10 −1.69vs his norm —ERA is below the ~4.10 league averageexpect it to rise.
37.3 / 200 IP
Strikeout %26.7%
norm26.7%*
lg avg 22.0% +4.7%vs his norm +0.7%
161 / 70 TBF
Walk %9.9%
norm9.9%*
lg avg 8.0% +1.9%vs his norm −1.4% Walk % is below his ~11.3% normexpect it to rise.
161 / 170 TBF
BABIP Against.337
.337*
lg avg .295 +.042vs his norm —BABIP Against is above the ~.295 league averageexpect it to fall.
100 / 800 BIP
Swinging-Strike %10.0%
10.0%*
lg avg 11.0% −1.0%vs his norm —
161 / 60 TBF
Chase %29.5%
29.5%*
lg avg 28.5% +1.0%vs his norm —
161 / 60 TBF
Fastball Velo97.6 mph
97.6 mph*
lg avg 94.0 mph +3.6 mphvs his norm —
641 / 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% 26.7%→26.3%signal23 K — K% 26.7% (signal) tempered to career ~26.0% → projected 26.3% over ~23 remaining…
xERA 3.19noise3.68 ERA — xERA 3.19 (noise) blended 4% skill / 96% league 3.70 at 24 IP.
BB% 9.9% + contactnoise1.24 WHIP — a 10% walk rate plus BABIP-against 0.300 gives a 1.36 skill WHIP, blended 4…
run support + role1-1 W — wins ride run support and how deep he goes, not just skill.
role (setup)0-2 SV — role: setup, in the save mix only situationally.
rosterdeep3.68 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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