MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 29, 2026
Portrait of Chad Patrick
Chad Patrick
MIL · 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); Chad Patrick wins 2 (K, W).

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Chad Patrick
95.3
Louis Varland
98.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Chad Patrick
13.1%
Louis Varland
15.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Chad Patrick
21.0%
Louis Varland
35.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Chad Patrick
31.9%
Louis Varland
36.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Chad Patrick
37.5%
Louis Varland
34.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Chad Patrick
6.7%
Louis Varland
2.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Chad Patrick
.310
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
Chad Patrick
25.37
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.54
3.92
Louis Varland
25.37
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.29
1.96
WHIPlower is better
Chad Patrick
.9101.44
now 1.20
1.32
Louis Varland
.9101.44
now 1.03
1.08

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Chad Patrick
4050
now 34
25
Louis Varland
4050
now 42
22
Winshigher is better
Chad Patrick
.2003.80
now 3
13
Louis Varland
.2003.80
now 2
12
Saveshigher is better
Chad Patrick
.00010.80
now 2
13
Louis Varland
.00010.80
now 8
47
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · steadyChad Patrick — hold.conf 0.60
BuyLouis Varland — buy.conf 0.92
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