MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 2, 2026
Portrait of Fernando Cruz
Fernando Cruz
NYY · 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); Fernando Cruz wins 2 (K, W).

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Fernando Cruz
93.2
Louis Varland
98.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Fernando Cruz
17.8%
Louis Varland
15.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Fernando Cruz
29.1%
Louis Varland
34.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Fernando Cruz
29.7%
Louis Varland
37.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Fernando Cruz
21.8%
Louis Varland
35.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Fernando Cruz
6.4%
Louis Varland
2.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Fernando Cruz
.272
Louis Varland
.225
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
Fernando Cruz
25.02
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.19
3.67
Louis Varland
25.02
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.29
2.09
WHIPlower is better
Fernando Cruz
.9201.41
now 1.30
1.25
Louis Varland
.9201.41
now 1.03
1.10

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Fernando Cruz
4050.40
now 30
22
Louis Varland
4050.40
now 42
21
Winshigher is better
Fernando Cruz
.2003.80
now 3
13
Louis Varland
.2003.80
now 2
12
Saveshigher is better
Fernando Cruz
.00011.20
now 0
0
Louis Varland
.00011.20
now 8
36
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeFernando Cruz — hold.conf 0.50
BuyLouis Varland — buy.conf 0.92
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