MLB Daily DeltaWeek 31 · October 26, 2026
week 31
this weekHOLD
last weekHOLD

Yovanny Cruz

data as of October 26, 2026·week 31
Hold · wait & see skill near league average (5.40); hold and wait — key skill metric not yet stable enough to call.med 0.50 (narrative held for review)
ROSK 0ERA 3.70WHIP 1.24W 0–0SV 0

Cruz is a hold — average profile, and the sample is still thin.

ROS projects K 6 YTD → 0 ROS. Stable, rosterable; no clear edge to exploit either way.

Drivers

  • xeraNOISEskill near league average (5.40)
metric · nowrolling trajectoryvs. leaguestabilized?
Hard-Hit % Allowed43.2%
43.2%*
lg avg 40.0% ▲+3.2%vs his norm —Hard-Hit % Allowed is above the ~40.0% league average — expect it to fall.
44 / 50 BBE
Barrel % Allowed2.3%
2.3%*
lg avg 8.0% ▼−5.7%vs his norm —Barrel % Allowed is below the ~8.0% league average — expect it to rise.
44 / 60 BBE
xwOBA Allowed.352
.352*
lg avg .315 ▲+.037vs his norm —xwOBA Allowed is above the ~.315 league average — expect it to fall.
70 / 200 TBF
xERA5.40
5.40*
lg avg 4.10 ▲+1.30vs his norm —xERA is above the ~4.10 league average — expect it to fall.
70 / 200 TBF
ERA5.06
5.06*
lg avg 4.10 ▲+0.96vs his norm —ERA is above the ~4.10 league average — expect it to fall.
16 / 200 IP
Strikeout %21.4%
21.4%*
lg avg 22.0% ▼−0.6%vs his norm —
70 / 70 TBF
Walk %12.9%
12.9%*
lg avg 8.0% ▲+4.9%vs his norm —Walk % is above the ~8.0% league average — expect it to fall.
70 / 170 TBF
BABIP Against.333
.333*
lg avg .295 ▲+.038vs his norm —BABIP Against is above the ~.295 league average — expect it to fall.
44 / 800 BIP
Swinging-Strike %11.7%
11.7%*
lg avg 11.0% ▲+0.7%vs his norm —
70 / 60 TBF
Chase %28.1%
28.1%*
lg avg 28.5% ▼−0.4%vs his norm —
70 / 60 TBF
Fastball Velo99.8 mph
99.8 mph*
lg avg 94.0 mph ▲+5.8 mphvs his norm —
256 / 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% 21.4%→21.9%signal0 K — K% 21.4% (signal) lifted to RP mean ~24.0% → projected 21.9% over ~0 remaining IP.
xERA 5.40noise3.70 ERA — xERA 5.40 (noise) blended 0% skill / 100% league 3.70 at 4 IP.
BB% 12.9% + contactnoise1.24 WHIP — a 13% walk rate plus BABIP-against 0.297 gives a 1.58 skill WHIP, blended 0…
run support + role0-0 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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