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Louie Varland or Sean Manaea

Who Should I Start? - Week 26 • Start New
Louie Varland

Louie Varland

SPMinnesota Twins MIN
Sean Manaea

Sean Manaea

SPSan Francisco Giants SF
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Varland over Manaea

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Louie Varland
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Manaea over Varland

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Sean Manaea
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Performance Louie Varland
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.000-020300.502
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.001-0201000.494
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Sean Manaea
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.001-000200.431
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.502-1001020.833
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Louie Varland
OWN
 
4%
+1.63 compared to last week
START
 
3%
+1.55 compared to last week
OWN/START Sean Manaea
OWN
19%
-7 compared to last week
START
 
8%
-10.34 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Louie Varland
109th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Sean Manaea
114th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Louie Varland

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: RP P . However, he plays RP most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 109th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 337th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Blake Snell
  • Can't be doing much worse than he is right now. Failing to live up to expectations is one thing, but playing this bad is another.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: +4, L: +3, WHIP: +1.26, ERA: +4.77, K's: +68, Walks: +17
Breakdown Sean Manaea

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: P SP RP . However, he plays P most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 114th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 67th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Blake Snell
  • You have to be impressed by how much better he is performing. Can he keep this up or is it a fluke?
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 75 in wins and is currently ranked 52nd with 4
  • Top 75 in saves and is currently ranked 63rd with 1
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 3.5 PPG. If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: EVEN, L: EVEN, WHIP: +0.039, ERA: +0.143, K's: -14, Walks: -3
Next Up Health Check
Injury Louie Varland

No Injury Reported

Injury Sean Manaea

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Louie Varland
DateOpponentResult
Sep 26VS OAKPaul Blackburn
Sep 27VS OAKJoey Estes
Sep 28VS OAKLuis Medina
Sep 29@COLTy Blach
Sep 30@COL
Oct 01@COLChase Anderson
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Sean Manaea
DateOpponentResult
Sep 25VS SDLogan WebbW 2-1
Sep 26VS SDSeth Lugo
Sep 27VS SDMatt Waldron
Sep 29VS LADLance Lynn
Sep 30VS LADClayton Kershaw
Oct 01VS LADBobby Miller
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
4.762-00014111.535
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Louie Varland
3.50
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Sean Manaea
7.95
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Louie Varland
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2022 MIN 1 . . . 0
2023 MIN 16 . . . 0
ON PACE 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 0
3-YEAR AVG 1 . . . 0
Career 17 . . .
Career Sean Manaea
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2016 KC 25 142.1 2169 124 37 0 7-9 3.92 1.21 7.8 329
2017 OAK 29 156.1 2688 140 55 0 12-10 4.43 1.42 8.1 359
2018 OAK 27 158.1 2371 108 32 0 12-9 3.64 1.09 6.1 377
2019 OAK 6 31.2 490 35 7 0 4-1 2.27 0.85 10 99
2020 OAK 12 56.0 877 47 9 0 4-4 4.98 1.27 7.6 107
2021 OAK 32 180.1 2980 194 41 0 11-10 3.89 1.22 9.7 420
2022 SD 26 136.2 2136 139 47 0 7-7 4.81 1.3 9.2 295
2023 SF 36 104.2 1952 120 42 1 7-6 4.73 1.33 10.3 235
ON PACE 37 108 2014 123 43 1 7-6 4.73 1.33 10.3 242
3-YEAR AVG 23 124 1998 127 32 0 7-7 4.36 1.24 9.1 274
Career 193 961.2 15663 907 270 0 0-0 4.19 1.25 8.5
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ARI @SF
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BAL @CLE
BUF vs MIA
CAR vs MIN
CHI vs DEN
CIN @TEN
DAL vs NE
DET @GB
HOU vs PIT
IND vs LAR
KC @NYJ
LAC vs LV
NO vs TB
NYG vs SEA
PHI vs WAS
Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI @CHW 07:40 EDT EST Zach Davies
Jose Urena
ATL vs CHC 07:20 EDT EST Bryce Elder
Justin Steele
BAL vs WAS 06:35 EDT EST Kyle Bradish
Josiah Gray
BOS vs TB 07:10 EDT EST Tanner Houck
Zach Eflin
CIN @CLE 06:10 EDT EST Hunter Greene
Lucas Giolito
COL vs LAD 08:40 EDT EST
Bobby Miller
DET vs KC 06:40 EDT EST Reese Olson
Zack Greinke
HOU @SEA 10:05 EDT EST Cristian Javier
George Kirby
LAA vs TEX 09:38 EDT EST Reid Detmers
MIA @NYM 07:10 EDT EST Braxton Garrett
Joey Lucchesi
MIL vs STL 07:40 EDT EST Adrian Houser
Zack Thompson
MIN vs OAK 07:40 EDT EST Bailey Ober
Paul Blackburn
NYY @TOR 07:07 EDT EST Michael King
Kevin Gausman
PHI vs PIT 06:40 EDT EST Aaron Nola
Mitch Keller
SD @SF 09:45 EDT EST Seth Lugo
Kyle Harrison
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