Louie Varland

Bats L Throws R6'1" 205 lbBorn 1997 St. Paul, USADebut 2022Team TOR1x All-StarDraft 2019 R15 #449 Minnesota Twins, Concordia UniversityContract 1 y/$821,500 (26) 2026: $821,500

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	277	23.5	6.8	3.20	22.0	6.37	101.7
2027							102.1
2028							101.9

Projected rates are per plate appearance or batter faced; counting stats scale with projected playing time. Statcast measurements inform these projections as inputs and are reported as measurements, not projected.

Most similar through age 27

His ten closest age-27 comparables averaged 91 PITCH+ the next season; 10 of 10 played. Averages cover only the players who got a next season, which is why the played count matters.

#	Player	Through	PITCH+ then	Next season	Next PA / BF
1	David Hale	2015	94.7	39.5	12
2	Amir Garrett	2019	92.7	121.5	69
3	Alex Young	2021	92.2	95.3	116
4	Duane Underwood	2022	94.5	91.0	100
5	Nate Pearson	2024	94.9	67.1	75
6	Joel Hanrahan	2009	95.9	108.5	294
7	Brad Lincoln	2012	92.7	94.1	148
8	Shane Greene	2016	92.3	112.6	283
9	Brad Hennessey	2007	97.8	70.5	196
10	Sam Long	2023	94.4	109.3	176

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									277				102.1
2026*									249				139.3	106.2	145.5
2025	TOR	4	3	2.97	74	1	0	72.7	296	6	22	75	106.0	104.8	110.8
2024	MIN	0	6	7.61	16	7	0	49.7	238	12	16	49	80.1	100.8	80.9
2023	MIN	4	3	4.63	17	10	0	68.0	283	16	17	71	95.8	99.3	95.1
2022	MIN	1	2	3.81	5	5	0	26.0	106	4	6	21	93.1	100.4	93.5
Career		9	14	4.66	112	23	0	216.3	923	38	61	216	94.7		96.3

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	TOR	P	74	73	5	14	1	2	0.950	+1.7
2024	MIN	P	16	50	2	4	1	0	0.857	+0.2
2023	MIN	P	17	68	4	4	0	1	1.000	-0.2
2022	MIN	P	5	26	0	2	0	0	1.000	+0.1

Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2024	AAA	St. Paul Saints	Pit	367	83.1 IP, 26% K	4.77
2023	AAA	St. Paul Saints	Pit	351	81.2 IP, 25% K	3.99
2022	AAA	St. Paul Saints	Pit	84	21.1 IP, 32% K	1.71
2022	AA	Wichita Wind Surge	Pit	450	105.0 IP, 26% K	3.34
2021	A+	Cedar Rapids Kernels	Pit	221	55.2 IP, 30% K	2.12
2021	A	Fort Myers Mighty Mussels	Pit	200	47.1 IP, 38% K	2.10

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.228	0.257	0.257	0.222
2025	0.313	0.308	0.260	0.370
2024	0.403	0.410	0.398	0.426
2023	0.308	0.358	0.365	0.323
2022	0.296	0.350	0.334	0.324

wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.

Postseason pitching

Year	L	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2025	1	3.94	15	1	16.0	14	4	3	17	1.06
2023	0	0.00	2	0	0.2	2	0	0	1	10.00
Career	1	3.89	17	1	16.2	16	4	3	18	1.17