MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 29, 2026
Portrait of Alex Vesia
Alex Vesia
LAD · P
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Portrait of Louis Varland
Louis Varland
TOR · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Louis Varland.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA, WHIP, and saves.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Louis Varland wins 3 categories (ERA, WHIP, SV); Alex Vesia wins 0 (none); 2 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Alex Vesia
91.9
Louis Varland
98.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Alex Vesia
17.5%
Louis Varland
15.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Alex Vesia
33.6%
Louis Varland
35.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Alex Vesia
33.6%
Louis Varland
36.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Alex Vesia
36.0%
Louis Varland
34.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Alex Vesia
5.3%
Louis Varland
2.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Alex Vesia
.257
Louis Varland
.217
stabilized — trust it · small sample yet · dashed = league avg · right = better
05

The tape

Rest-of-season projection · bold = leads
rest-of-season projection current season projection range
Rate · earned-run quality
ERAlower is better
Alex Vesia
25.06
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.21
3.70
Louis Varland
25.06
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.29
1.96
WHIPlower is better
Alex Vesia
.9001.36
now 0.93
1.24
Louis Varland
.9001.36
now 1.03
1.08

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Alex Vesia
4050
now 28
22
Louis Varland
4050
now 42
22
Winshigher is better
Alex Vesia
.0002.80
now 1
01
Louis Varland
.0002.80
now 2
12
Saveshigher is better
Alex Vesia
.00010.80
now 2
13
Louis Varland
.00010.80
now 8
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If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeAlex Vesia — hold.conf 0.50
BuyLouis Varland — buy.conf 0.92
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