MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 29, 2026
Portrait of Anthony Banda
Anthony Banda
MIN · 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 — strikeouts, ERA, WHIP, and saves.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Louis Varland wins 4 categories (K, ERA, WHIP, SV); Anthony Banda wins 0 (none); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Anthony Banda
94.6
Louis Varland
98.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Anthony Banda
12.0%
Louis Varland
15.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Anthony Banda
21.2%
Louis Varland
35.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Anthony Banda
27.1%
Louis Varland
36.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Anthony Banda
39.0%
Louis Varland
34.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Anthony Banda
7.0%
Louis Varland
2.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Anthony Banda
.325
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
Anthony Banda
27.44
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.40
3.74
Louis Varland
27.44
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.29
1.96
WHIPlower is better
Anthony Banda
.9401.34
now 1.24
1.25
Louis Varland
.9401.34
now 1.03
1.08

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Anthony Banda
4052.80
now 21
15
Louis Varland
4052.80
now 42
22
Winshigher is better
Anthony Banda
.0002.80
now 1
01
Louis Varland
.0002.80
now 2
12
Saveshigher is better
Anthony Banda
.00011.20
now 1
01
Louis Varland
.00011.20
now 8
47
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeAnthony Banda — hold.conf 0.50
BuyLouis Varland — buy.conf 0.92
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