MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 29, 2026
Portrait of Chase Silseth
Chase Silseth
LAA · 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); Chase Silseth wins 0 (none); 1 even.

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Chase Silseth
96.0
Louis Varland
98.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Chase Silseth
15.4%
Louis Varland
15.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Chase Silseth
27.6%
Louis Varland
35.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Chase Silseth
31.5%
Louis Varland
36.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Chase Silseth
32.0%
Louis Varland
34.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Chase Silseth
8.7%
Louis Varland
2.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Chase Silseth
.302
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
Chase Silseth
25.06
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.74
3.70
Louis Varland
25.06
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.29
1.96
WHIPlower is better
Chase Silseth
.9001.55
now 1.40
1.24
Louis Varland
.9001.55
now 1.03
1.08

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Chase Silseth
4052.80
now 20
15
Louis Varland
4052.80
now 42
22
Winshigher is better
Chase Silseth
.0002.80
now 1
01
Louis Varland
.0002.80
now 2
12
Saveshigher is better
Chase Silseth
.00011.20
now 0
0
Louis Varland
.00011.20
now 8
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If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeChase Silseth — hold.conf 0.50
BuyLouis Varland — buy.conf 0.92
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