MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 29, 2026
Portrait of Calvin Faucher
Calvin Faucher
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); Calvin Faucher wins 1 (W).

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Calvin Faucher
96.6
Louis Varland
98.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Calvin Faucher
10.6%
Louis Varland
15.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Calvin Faucher
23.1%
Louis Varland
35.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Calvin Faucher
26.8%
Louis Varland
36.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Calvin Faucher
42.5%
Louis Varland
34.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Calvin Faucher
5.0%
Louis Varland
2.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Calvin Faucher
.327
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
Calvin Faucher
26.18
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.50
3.72
Louis Varland
26.18
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.29
1.96
WHIPlower is better
Calvin Faucher
.9002.01
now 1.73
1.25
Louis Varland
.9002.01
now 1.03
1.08

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Calvin Faucher
4051.20
now 24
19
Louis Varland
4051.20
now 42
22
Winshigher is better
Calvin Faucher
.0006.60
now 4
25
Louis Varland
.0006.60
now 2
12
Saveshigher is better
Calvin Faucher
.00011.20
now 1
01
Louis Varland
.00011.20
now 8
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If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeCalvin Faucher — hold.conf 0.50
BuyLouis Varland — buy.conf 0.92
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