MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · July 31, 2026
Portrait of Grant Anderson
Grant Anderson
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 — strikeouts, ERA, WHIP, and saves.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Louis Varland wins 4 categories (K, ERA, WHIP, SV); Grant Anderson wins 0 (none); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Grant Anderson
93.4
Louis Varland
98.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Grant Anderson
12.6%
Louis Varland
15.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Grant Anderson
21.5%
Louis Varland
34.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Grant Anderson
29.5%
Louis Varland
36.9%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Grant Anderson
38.3%
Louis Varland
35.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Grant Anderson
7.8%
Louis Varland
2.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Grant Anderson
.280
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
Grant Anderson
25.04
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.59
3.68
Louis Varland
25.04
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.29
2.06
WHIPlower is better
Grant Anderson
.9001.35
now 0.99
1.25
Louis Varland
.9001.35
now 1.03
1.09

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Grant Anderson
4053.60
now 18
13
Louis Varland
4053.60
now 42
22
Winshigher is better
Grant Anderson
.0002.80
now 1
01
Louis Varland
.0002.80
now 2
12
Saveshigher is better
Grant Anderson
.00011.20
now 0
0
Louis Varland
.00011.20
now 8
36
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeGrant Anderson — hold.conf 0.50
BuyLouis Varland — buy.conf 0.92
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