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Anthony Varvaro

Braves Career team 2011–2014
Number #43
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 41
Height 6' 0"
Weight 190 lbs
Birth Place Staten Island, NY
Born Oct 31, 1984

Key Insights

2015
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out

With two strikes Varvaro goes to the changeup: 30% of his two-strike pitches, against 15.4% the rest of the time.

50 two-strike pitches in 2015.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on

Varvaro's 4-seam fastball averages 91.0 mph, and has touched 94.7.

114 thrown, 57.3% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Varvaro's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.8 mph, against 87.3 off his curveball.

114 and 45 of them thrown.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to

Varvaro's stuff spins at 2,022 rpm, 90th percentile in the league.

199 pitches in 2015. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 67th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass

The quality of contact against Varvaro projects a .394 average, 13th percentile.

199 pitches in 2015. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 591st in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together

Varvaro works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Curveball and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 57.3% of everything he throws.

199 classified pitches in 2015.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

Catcher's Perspective • Pitch movement relative to a spinless ball

Player Bio Data
DOB Oct 31, 1984
Birth Place Staten Island, NY
Height 6' 0"
Weight 190 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right
College/Draft St. John's