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

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

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

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Anthony Bender
96.8
Louis Varland
98.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Anthony Bender
9.7%
Louis Varland
15.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Anthony Bender
29.3%
Louis Varland
35.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Anthony Bender
26.1%
Louis Varland
36.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Anthony Bender
33.3%
Louis Varland
34.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Anthony Bender
7.1%
Louis Varland
2.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Anthony Bender
.254
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 Bender
25.02
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.42
3.67
Louis Varland
25.02
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.29
1.96
WHIPlower is better
Anthony Bender
.9001.36
now 0.93
1.24
Louis Varland
.9001.36
now 1.03
1.08

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Anthony Bender
4052
now 25
17
Louis Varland
4052
now 42
22
Winshigher is better
Anthony Bender
.0002.80
now 1
01
Louis Varland
.0002.80
now 2
12
Saveshigher is better
Anthony Bender
.00011.20
now 1
01
Louis Varland
.00011.20
now 8
47
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeAnthony Bender — hold.conf 0.50
BuyLouis Varland — buy.conf 0.92
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