MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 29, 2026
Beck Way
KC · 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, wins, and saves.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Louis Varland wins 4 categories (ERA, WHIP, W, SV); Beck Way wins 1 (K).

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Beck Way
97.4
Louis Varland
98.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Beck Way
11.6%
Louis Varland
15.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Beck Way
20.0%
Louis Varland
35.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Beck Way
30.0%
Louis Varland
36.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Beck Way
42.5%
Louis Varland
34.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Beck Way
6.8%
Louis Varland
2.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Beck Way
.341
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
Beck Way
25.18
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.00
3.70
Louis Varland
25.18
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.29
1.96
WHIPlower is better
Beck Way
.9001.34
now 1.00
1.24
Louis Varland
.9001.34
now 1.03
1.08

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Beck Way
4058
now 2
29
Louis Varland
4058
now 42
22
Winshigher is better
Beck Way
.0002.80
now 0
00
Louis Varland
.0002.80
now 2
12
Saveshigher is better
Beck Way
.00011.20
now 0
0
Louis Varland
.00011.20
now 8
47
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeBeck Way — hold.conf 0.50
BuyLouis Varland — buy.conf 0.92
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