MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 29, 2026
Portrait of Louis Varland
Louis Varland
TOR · P
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Portrait of Mason Miller
Mason Miller
SD · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22, 1 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Louis Varland wins 2 (ERA, WHIP); Mason Miller wins 2 (K, SV); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Louis Varland
98.6
Mason Miller
101.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Louis Varland
15.3%
Mason Miller
22.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Louis Varland
35.3%
Mason Miller
48.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Louis Varland
36.7%
Mason Miller
37.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Louis Varland
34.7%
Mason Miller
25.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Louis Varland
2.5%
Mason Miller
2.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Louis Varland
.217
Mason Miller
.180
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
Louis Varland
24.91
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.29
1.96
Mason Miller
24.91
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.72
3.59
WHIPlower is better
Louis Varland
.9001.39
now 1.03
1.08
Mason Miller
.9001.39
now 0.84
1.23

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Louis Varland
4059.80
now 42
22
Mason Miller
4059.80
now 49
33
Winshigher is better
Louis Varland
.0002.80
now 2
12
Mason Miller
.0002.80
now 1
01
Saveshigher is better
Louis Varland
.00022.20
now 8
47
Mason Miller
.00022.20
now 17
916
If you already own them — trade angle
BuyLouis Varland — buy.conf 0.92
Hold · wait & seeMason Miller — hold.conf 0.50
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