MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 18, 2026
Engraved portrait of Willi Castro
320 PA · week 17
this weekSELL
last weekSELL-HIGH

Willi Castro

data as of July 18, 2026·week 17
flipped from SELL-HIGH on July 18, 2026
Sell stable xwOBA 0.294 below league with no luck excuse; move on.med 0.59 (narrative held for review)
ROSHR 3AVG .232R 23RBI 18SB 4

Castro is a sell — below-league skill with no luck excuse.

Stable skill below league and not unlucky. Sell.

VS His Norm

  • Barrel %6.0%−0.8%vs his ~6.8% career norm

Drivers

  • xwobaSIGNALstable xwOBA 0.294 below league with no luck excuse
metric · nowrolling trajectoryvs. leaguestabilized?
Avg Exit Velo88.2 mph
88.2 mph*
lg avg 89.0 mph −0.8 mphvs his norm —
200 / 50 BBE
Hard-Hit %40.5%
40.5%*
lg avg 40.0% +0.5%vs his norm —
200 / 50 BBE
Barrel %6.0%
norm6.0%*
lg avg 8.0% −2.0%vs his norm −0.8%
200 / 60 BBE
xwOBA.294
believable since May 25.294*
lg avg .315 −.021vs his norm —
320 / 160 PA
wOBA.317
.317*
lg avg .315 +.002vs his norm —
320 / 200 PA
Strikeout %27.8%
27.8%*
lg avg 22.0% +5.8%vs his norm —
320 / 60 PA
Walk %8.4%
8.4%*
lg avg 8.5% −0.1%vs his norm —
320 / 120 PA
BABIP.352
norm.352*
lg avg .295 +.057vs his norm +.048 BABIP is above his ~.304 normexpect it to fall.
200 / 800 BIP
Swinging-Strike %16.1%
16.1%*
lg avg 11.0% +5.1%vs his norm —
320 / 50 PA
Chase %37.4%
37.4%*
lg avg 28.5% +8.9%vs his norm —
320 / 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% 6.0%→6.4%signal3 HR — Barrel% 6.0% (signal) lifted to career ~6.8% → projected 6.4%.
BABIP 0.352→0.320 regressednoise.232 AVG — BABIP 0.352 is noise, regressed toward xBA-implied 0.309 (xBA 0.230) → 0.320.
on-base + lineup23 R — his run rate over ~178 projected PA.
slugging + lineup18 RBI — his RBI rate over ~178 projected PA.
run rate / role4 SB — his steal rate (4 in 50 G) over ~178 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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