MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 29, 2026
Portrait of Andrew Nardi
Andrew Nardi
MIA · 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); Andrew Nardi wins 1 (W); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Andrew Nardi
94.6
Louis Varland
98.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Andrew Nardi
14.6%
Louis Varland
15.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Andrew Nardi
27.3%
Louis Varland
35.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Andrew Nardi
29.5%
Louis Varland
36.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Andrew Nardi
45.0%
Louis Varland
34.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Andrew Nardi
13.3%
Louis Varland
2.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Andrew Nardi
.348
Louis Varland
.217
stabilized — trust it · small sample yet · dashed = league avg · right = better
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The tape

Rest-of-season projection · bold = leads
rest-of-season projection current season projection range
Rate · earned-run quality
ERAlower is better
Andrew Nardi
27.11
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.16
3.74
Louis Varland
27.11
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.29
1.96
WHIPlower is better
Andrew Nardi
.9001.56
now 1.41
1.24
Louis Varland
.9001.56
now 1.03
1.08

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Andrew Nardi
4050
now 27
22
Louis Varland
4050
now 42
22
Winshigher is better
Andrew Nardi
.2003.80
now 3
13
Louis Varland
.2003.80
now 2
12
Saveshigher is better
Andrew Nardi
.00011.20
now 0
0
Louis Varland
.00011.20
now 8
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If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeAndrew Nardi — hold.conf 0.50
BuyLouis Varland — buy.conf 0.92
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