MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 29, 2026
Portrait of Bryan Abreu
Bryan Abreu
HOU · 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); Bryan Abreu wins 1 (W); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Bryan Abreu
95.2
Louis Varland
98.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Bryan Abreu
12.9%
Louis Varland
15.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Bryan Abreu
28.6%
Louis Varland
35.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Bryan Abreu
25.9%
Louis Varland
36.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Bryan Abreu
47.6%
Louis Varland
34.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Bryan Abreu
7.1%
Louis Varland
2.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Bryan Abreu
.336
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
Bryan Abreu
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 6.87
3.70
Louis Varland
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.29
1.96
WHIPlower is better
Bryan Abreu
.9002.42
now 2.02
1.24
Louis Varland
.9002.42
now 1.03
1.08

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Bryan Abreu
4050
now 23
22
Louis Varland
4050
now 42
22
Winshigher is better
Bryan Abreu
.2003.80
now 2
13
Louis Varland
.2003.80
now 2
12
Saveshigher is better
Bryan Abreu
.00010.40
now 3
23
Louis Varland
.00010.40
now 8
47
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeBryan Abreu — hold.conf 0.50
BuyLouis Varland — buy.conf 0.92
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