Louis Varland

Varland's 4-seam fastball averages 99.0 mph, and has touched 101.5.

Varland releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 21 degrees above horizontal and 2.7 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.

Varland lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 1.98 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.

Varland's 4-seam fastball carries 15.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.

Varland throws the changeup 32.5% of the time against left-handers and 2.7% against right-handers.

With two strikes Varland goes to the knuckle curve: 37.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 27.7% the rest of the time.

Varland's changeup moves 11.9 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.

Varland works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Knuckle Curve, Changeup and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 39.5% of everything he throws.

Varland puts 52.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 37.7% when he is ahead.

Varland's knuckle curve spins at 2,582 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.

11.1 mph separates Varland's 4-seam fastball from his knuckle curve, 99.0 against 87.9.

Varland has thrown 23 sinkers this season, 2.4% of his pitches, at 97.7 mph: a look rather than a weapon.

Varland's 4-seam fastball averages 99.0 mph, and has touched 101.5.

Varland throws the changeup 32.5% of the time against left-handers and 2.7% against right-handers.

Varland works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Knuckle Curve, Changeup and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 39.5% of everything he throws.

Varland's knuckle curve spins at 2,582 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.

11.1 mph separates Varland's 4-seam fastball from his knuckle curve, 99.0 against 87.9.

Varland has thrown 23 sinkers this season, 2.4% of his pitches, at 97.7 mph: a look rather than a weapon.

Varland releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 21 degrees above horizontal and 2.7 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.

Varland lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 1.98 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.

Varland's 4-seam fastball carries 15.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.

Varland's changeup moves 11.9 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.

With two strikes Varland goes to the knuckle curve: 37.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 27.7% the rest of the time.

Varland puts 52.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 37.7% when he is ahead.