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BAL 2026-08-09 Refreshed Sep 1 06:00 AM ET
Section III · Betting · Player detail · 2026-08-09

Taylor Ward

BAL · Hitter · bats R · age 33
IN · 1 Positive regression Hitter-Friendly
MatchupBAL vs TEXKumar Rocker
Sample--career MLB AB
PROPS 3 available PERCENTILES 16 rows LINEUPS confirmed artifact NO PROSE templated rows only
Strikeouts · Palantir calibration review Last 14d ECE 0.065, 14d stable. This flags probability calibration, not a blanket model failure.
Strikeouts · Valinor calibration review Last 14d ECE 0.079, 14d error rising. This flags probability calibration, not a blanket model failure.
Total Bases · Palantir calibration review Last 14d ECE 0.047, 14d error rising. This flags probability calibration, not a blanket model failure.
Pitcher Outs · Palantir calibration review Last 14d ECE 0.064, 14d stable. This flags probability calibration, not a blanket model failure.
Tonight's props · all markets for this player
Home Run 0.5
P 15.0
F 13.4
V 13.7
Model 22.3% Market 17.2% Gap +4.4pp
FanDuel 460 tracking Open board
Total Bases 0.5
P 60.9
F -- in progress
V -- in progress
INSUFFICIENT LANES
Model 73.3% Market 74.4% Gap +13.5pp
BetMGM -290 tracking Open board
Hits 0.5
P 21.5
F -- in progress
V -- in progress
INSUFFICIENT LANES
Model 21.5% Market -- Gap +3.3pp
FanDuel 400 tracking Open board
RBI --
RBI · no production board

No production board publishes this player-market cell today.

Underlying skill · actual percentile with projection tick

Percentile strip

100th = best in MLB
Hitting · percentile strip
Barrel%3.2%
25 -50 vs proj
Exit velocity88.9
61
Hard-hit%38.5%
49 -25 vs proj
xBA0.330
62
xSLG0.494
46
xwOBA0.340
82
BB%16.6%
98 +31 vs proj
Bat speed66.5
16
K%20.5%
61 +25 vs proj
Defense · percentile strip
Arm Runs-0.5 · LF
39
Arm Strength92.3 · LF
45
Outs Above Avg-1.0 · LF
21
Range Runs-0.6 · LF
39
Baserunning · percentile strip
Base Running Runs-4.1 · LF
1
SB Success Rate40.0% · LF
1
Sprint Speed27.5 · LF
53

Context

projection · regression · matchup
Projected range0.273 to 0.353
RegressionPositive · 0.001
Opposing pitcherKumar Rocker
EnvironmentHitter-Friendly
Lane calibration receipts
Lane Health 2026-09-01
Palantir 17901 props Brier 0.117 ECE 0.008 14d stable
Fangorn 17901 props Brier 0.118 ECE 0.009 14d stable
Valinor 12243 props Brier 0.112 ECE 0.005 14d stable
Palantir 1577 props Brier 0.247 ECE 0.006 14d stable
Fangorn 53 props Brier 0.257 ECE 0.119 sample building
Valinor 1073 props Brier 0.247 ECE 0.016 14d error rising
Palantir 8544 props Brier 0.238 ECE 0.047 14d error rising
Fangorn tracking in progress (0 logged)
Valinor tracking in progress (0 logged)
Palantir 673 props Brier 0.163 ECE 0.031 14d stable
Fangorn tracking in progress (0 logged)
Valinor tracking in progress (0 logged)
Palantir 891 props Brier 0.256 ECE 0.060 14d stable
Fangorn tracking in progress (0 logged)
Valinor tracking in progress (0 logged)
Palantir tracking in progress (0 logged)
Fangorn tracking in progress (0 logged)
Valinor tracking in progress (0 logged)