2026 Stats
W-L
3-3
ERA
0.96
WHIP
0.96
K
65
SV
18
Rest-of-Season Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Varland excelled in his transition to a full-time relief role in 2025, posting a respectable 2.97 ERA (3.15 FIP), 1.20 WHIP and 75:22 K:BB over 72.2 regular-season innings between the Blue Jays and Twins. Pitching in shorter stints, the right-hander added velocity on his four-seamer - he threw it 98.1 mph on average - and added more knuckle curves, tossing it 38 percent of the time. Varland still threw the occasional slider, sinker and changeup, but he relied heavily on his two primary offerings. His curve, in particular, induced more whiffs and ground balls whenever opposing hitters did make contact. Varland established new career-highs with a 13.5 percent swinging strike rate, 25.3 percent K-rate and 52.6 ground ball percentage. Given the 28-year-old has a career 5.18 ERA over 23 starts at the major-league level, it does not appear the Blue Jays have interest in giving Varland another chance to start anytime soon. He's slated to begin the 2026 campaign in a setup role. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year contract with the Twins in March of 2025. Traded to the Blue Jays in July of 2025.
Converts 18th save
Varland allowed a hit and struck out one in a scoreless inning to earn the save in Friday's 2-0 win over the Mariners.
Analysis
Varland allowed four runs with a 22:4 K:BB over 15 innings in June, converting all nine of his save chances during the month. He continues to be locked in as the Blue Jays' closer, going 18-for-18 in save conversions this season. He's added a superb 0.96 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and 65:13 K:BB through 47 innings.
Varland allowed four runs with a 22:4 K:BB over 15 innings in June, converting all nine of his save chances during the month. He continues to be locked in as the Blue Jays' closer, going 18-for-18 in save conversions this season. He's added a superb 0.96 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and 65:13 K:BB through 47 innings.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
18
Last 10 Games
17
Last 5 Games
17
How many pitches does Louis Varland generally throw?
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11-20
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101-110
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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 2024
-6%
BAA vs RHP
2026
-7%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .263 | 88 | 18 | 86 | 10 | |||
| Since 2024vs Right | .247 | 101 | 33 | 79 | 9 | |||
| 2026vs Left | .198 | 33 | 6 | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2026vs Right | .184 | 32 | 7 | 14 | 1 | |||
| 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 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-6%
ERA at Home
2026
-100%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024Home | 3.68 | 1.22 | 102.2 | 9.9 | 2.6 | ||||
| Since 2024Away | 3.92 | 1.37 | 66.2 | 10.3 | 2.8 | ||||
| 2026Home | 1.71 | 1.10 | 26.1 | 13.3 | 3.1 | ||||
| 2026Away | 0.00 | 0.77 | 20.2 | 11.3 | 1.7 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
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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
5.00K/9
12.4BB/9
2.5HR/9
0.2Fastball
98.4 mphERA
0.96WHIP
0.96BABIP
.315GB/FB
2.61Left On Base
80.3%Exit Velocity
82.5 mphBarrels/BBE
1.3%Spin Rate
2262 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
20.0%Swinging Strike
13.6%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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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.
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Remains flawless in save situations
Varland secured the save Monday against the Mets, allowing no runs on one hit and one walk in a scoreless ninth inning. He struck out two.
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Tagged with loss Sunday
Varland (3-3) took the loss Sunday against the Rangers, striking out the side in the ninth inning but allowing one run on one hit.
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Locks down 16th save
Varland earned the save Monday against the Astros, striking out one and walking one in a scoreless ninth inning.
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Collects 15th save
Varland struck out two over two scoreless innings of relief to record his 15th save of the season in an 8-6 win over the Cubs. He didn't allow a hit or a walk.
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Shuts door for 14th save
Varland secured the save Wednesday against the Red Sox, striking out the side.
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Named to American League ASG roster
Varland was selected to the American League roster for the All-Star game July 14, per MLB.com.
Analysis
Varland opened the 2026 season as the Blue Jays' key setup man out of the bullpen, but he transitioned into the closing role due to Jeff Hoffman's struggles. Varland answered the call spectacularly, converting on all 18 of his save opportunities while posting a 0.96 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and 65:13 K:BB across 47 innings this season. He is joined by fellow Blue Jays teammates Dylan Cease and Ernie Clement on the American League roster, with Vladimir Guerrero opting not to play in the All-Star Game in order to take time to recover from a lingering back injury.
Varland opened the 2026 season as the Blue Jays' key setup man out of the bullpen, but he transitioned into the closing role due to Jeff Hoffman's struggles. Varland answered the call spectacularly, converting on all 18 of his save opportunities while posting a 0.96 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and 65:13 K:BB across 47 innings this season. He is joined by fellow Blue Jays teammates Dylan Cease and Ernie Clement on the American League roster, with Vladimir Guerrero opting not to play in the All-Star Game in order to take time to recover from a lingering back injury.