2025 Stats
W-L
4-3
ERA
2.97
WHIP
1.20
K
75
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Varland's future role and status as a major league pitcher are in question after he took a big step backward lats season. Varland ended the 2023 season as a weapon out of the bullpen posting a 1.50 ERA in 12 innings with a 17:1 K:BB ratio and a fastball that touched triple digits. The Twins debated whether to keep him in the major league bullpen in the spring, but decided to return him back to the rotation at Triple-A. He wasn't impressive at Triple-A with a 4.75 ERA but he may have been unlucky with a .357 BABIP as he had a 10.4 K/9 and 3.76 xFIP. When he was finally called up to the major league rotation, Varland struggled with home runs. He gave up an astounding 12 homers in 49.2 innings. After seven starts (6.40 ERA) he was moved to the bullpen where he continued to flounder. Despite his troubles, Varland was likely unlucky with a meteoric 21.1 HR/FB rate and .357 BABIP. He still had a strong 96.1 average mph fastball. He could stick in the bullpen next season and will compete for a major league role in the spring. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year contract with the Twins in March of 2025. Traded to the Blue Jays in July of 2025.
Kicking off bullpen day in Game 4
Varland is slated to serve as the Blue Jays' opening pitcher Wednesday for Game 4 of the ALDS versus the Yankees, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.
Analysis
The Blue Jays are expected to rely on their bullpen to get through Wednesday's contest, and the team will officially turn to Varland to collect the first several outs. The 27-year-old turned in a 4.94 ERA and 1.39 WHIP over 23.2 frames in the regular season after joining Toronto at the trade deadline. He's pitched in each of the first three games of the series versus New York, yielding two earned runs on three hits while striking out three over 2.2 innings.
The Blue Jays are expected to rely on their bullpen to get through Wednesday's contest, and the team will officially turn to Varland to collect the first several outs. The 27-year-old turned in a 4.94 ERA and 1.39 WHIP over 23.2 frames in the regular season after joining Toronto at the trade deadline. He's pitched in each of the first three games of the series versus New York, yielding two earned runs on three hits while striking out three over 2.2 innings.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
15
Last 10 Games
18
Last 5 Games
18
How many pitches does Louis Varland generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
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81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Louis Varland generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-1%
BAA vs LHP
2025
-7%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .266 | 83 | 19 | 87 | 15 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .270 | 112 | 36 | 112 | 19 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .254 | 29 | 6 | 31 | 4 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .236 | 46 | 16 | 34 | 2 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .325 | 26 | 6 | 37 | 6 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .310 | 23 | 10 | 31 | 6 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .209 | 28 | 7 | 19 | 5 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .275 | 43 | 10 | 47 | 11 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-15%
ERA at Home
2025
-46%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 4.42 | 1.23 | 106.0 | 8.9 | 2.2 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 5.23 | 1.47 | 84.1 | 9.6 | 3.1 | ||||
| 2025Home | 2.18 | 0.94 | 41.1 | 8.7 | 2.2 | ||||
| 2025Away | 4.02 | 1.53 | 31.1 | 10.1 | 3.4 | ||||
| 2024Home | 6.94 | 1.63 | 35.0 | 8.7 | 2.8 | ||||
| 2024Away | 9.20 | 1.84 | 14.2 | 9.2 | 3.1 | ||||
| 2023Home | 4.55 | 1.15 | 29.2 | 9.4 | 1.5 | ||||
| 2023Away | 4.70 | 1.28 | 38.1 | 9.4 | 2.8 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Louis Varland compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
3.41K/9
9.3BB/9
2.7HR/9
0.7Fastball
98.8 mphERA
2.97WHIP
1.20BABIP
.312GB/FB
2.45Left On Base
76.3%Exit Velocity
83.7 mphBarrels/BBE
5.1%Spin Rate
2233 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
26.4%Swinging Strike
13.5%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2024
2023
Varland's improved velocity turned him into a late-season weapon out of the bullpen and has put him in contention for a prominent role in 2024 - but it's not clear whether that will be in the rotation or bullpen. Varland's improved velocity (up to 95.3 mph average fastball from 93.9 mph in the majors the previous season) resulted in a strong year at Triple-A with a 9.8 K/9 and 3.97 ERA and 3.32 FIP. He was called up early in the season as a starter and had initial success with a 3.51 ERA in seven starts, but then gave up 17 runs in 15 innings in his next three starts and was sent to the minors in June. He was called up to the bullpen in September and was a dominant reliever with a 1.50 ERA in 12 innings with a 17:1 K:BB ratio with a fastball that touched triple digits. Varland has said he'd like to remain a starter, but it will be hard for the Twins to keep him out of the bullpen given his success. Still, he's in the mix for the fifth starter role this spring.
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Starting bullpen game
Varland will start Thursday's game against the Red Sox, Mitch Bannon of The Athletic reports.
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Sharp in Jays debut
Varland struck out one in a perfect seventh inning during Friday's loss to the Royals.
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Acquired by Toronto
The Blue Jays acquired Varland and first baseman Ty France from the Twins on Thursday in exchange for outfielder Alan Roden and left-hander Kendry Rojas, Mitch Bannon of The Athletic reports.
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Continues success in bullpen
Varland allowed one walk and no hits in a scoreless inning Friday in the Twins' 3-1 win over the Royals.
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Move to bullpen going well
Varland allowed one walk while striking out one over a scoreless inning Thursday against the Royals.
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Long-time interest from Toronto
According to Keegan Matheson of MLB.com, GM Ross Atkins said last week that the Blue Jays had been interested in acquiring Varland from the Twins for at least two years.
Analysis
Varland, picked up at the trade deadline, has made the transition to a full-time relief role this season and excelled with a 2.08 ERA, 1.10 WHIP and 50:14 K:BB over 52 innings while recording 18 holds. The 27-year-old righty is still two seasons away from arbitration eligibility, so he could be a key piece of Toronto's bullpen for years to come. The organization's interest extends back to his time as a starting prospect however, so a transition back to that role in the future can't be ruled out.
Varland, picked up at the trade deadline, has made the transition to a full-time relief role this season and excelled with a 2.08 ERA, 1.10 WHIP and 50:14 K:BB over 52 innings while recording 18 holds. The 27-year-old righty is still two seasons away from arbitration eligibility, so he could be a key piece of Toronto's bullpen for years to come. The organization's interest extends back to his time as a starting prospect however, so a transition back to that role in the future can't be ruled out.