MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · July 31, 2026
Portrait of Didier Fuentes
Didier Fuentes
ATL · 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); Didier Fuentes wins 1 (W).

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Didier Fuentes
97.2
Louis Varland
98.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Didier Fuentes
14.5%
Louis Varland
15.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Didier Fuentes
29.3%
Louis Varland
34.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Didier Fuentes
31.0%
Louis Varland
36.9%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Didier Fuentes
35.3%
Louis Varland
35.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Didier Fuentes
5.2%
Louis Varland
2.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Didier Fuentes
.278
Louis Varland
.223
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
Didier Fuentes
25.05
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.78
3.69
Louis Varland
25.05
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.29
2.06
WHIPlower is better
Didier Fuentes
.9501.32
now 1.10
1.24
Louis Varland
.9501.32
now 1.03
1.09

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Didier Fuentes
4050.40
now 27
21
Louis Varland
4050.40
now 42
22
Winshigher is better
Didier Fuentes
.0006.60
now 4
25
Louis Varland
.0006.60
now 2
12
Saveshigher is better
Didier Fuentes
.00011.20
now 0
0
Louis Varland
.00011.20
now 8
36
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeDidier Fuentes — hold.conf 0.50
BuyLouis Varland — buy.conf 0.92
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