MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 29, 2026
Josh Hader
HOU · 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 wins.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Louis Varland wins 4 categories (K, ERA, WHIP, W); Josh Hader wins 1 (SV).

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Josh Hader
95.1
Louis Varland
98.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Josh Hader
20.3%
Louis Varland
15.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Josh Hader
39.8%
Louis Varland
35.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Josh Hader
41.1%
Louis Varland
36.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Josh Hader
25.0%
Louis Varland
34.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Josh Hader
5.0%
Louis Varland
2.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Josh Hader
.197
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
Josh Hader
25.18
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.00
3.70
Louis Varland
25.18
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.29
1.96
WHIPlower is better
Josh Hader
.9001.34
now 1.00
1.24
Louis Varland
.9001.34
now 1.03
1.08

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Josh Hader
4058.40
now 1
14
Louis Varland
4058.40
now 42
22
Winshigher is better
Josh Hader
.0002.80
now 0
00
Louis Varland
.0002.80
now 2
12
Saveshigher is better
Josh Hader
.00034.60
now 1
625
Louis Varland
.00034.60
now 8
47
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeJosh Hader — hold.conf 0.50
BuyLouis Varland — buy.conf 0.92
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