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Louis Varland

Louis Varland

RP • Toronto Blue Jays Proj Rank 7 Actual 31 265 ADPTrade Value
IP ERA W-L HLD SV K/BB K/9 WHIP FSP
63.0 1.43 5-4 5 30 83/18 11.9 1.08 11.12
Compared to same point last season
54.12.983-321058/189.61.31

Louis Varland | Fantasy Outlook

Louis Varland remains lights-out as Toronto's primary closer

Varland has been untouchable over his last 14 days, tossing 5.1 scoreless innings with seven strikeouts and securing his 30th save of the year. Firmly entrenched as the primary closer for the 65-69 Blue Jays, the newly minted All-Star continues to lock down the ninth inning with absolute authority.

His breakthrough 2026 campaign has shattered our initial projections of a 4.16 ERA and 12 saves. Boasting a sparkling 1.43 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, and 83 strikeouts across 63 innings, his underlying metrics and high strikeout rate confirm this elite closer breakout is entirely sustainable for the rest of the season.

Toronto wraps up a homestand against Kansas City before welcoming Seattle for a three-game weekend series. With our models projecting multiple save opportunities across competitive home matchups, Varland is an elite high-leverage weapon who should be locked into all active lineups. Start.


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Louis Varland Fantasy

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DATE OPP INN PC K WLK ER DEC ERA WHIP PTS
08/26 KC 1.1 15 1 0 0 SAVE 1.43 1.08 8
08/22 @NYY 1.0 21 2 0 0 SAVE 1.41 1.03 9
08/20 @TB 1.0 21 1 1 0 N/A 1.43 1.03 2
08/15 NYY 1.0 13 3 0 0 SAVE 1.45 1.02 10
08/14 NYY 1.0 4 0 0 0 SAVE 1.48 1.03 7
08/12 BOS 0.2 5 0 0 0 SAVE 1.50 1.05 6
08/10 BOS 1.0 15 1 0 0 SAVE 1.52 1.06 8
08/08 @PHI 2.0 32 1 1 0 WIN 1.54 1.06 10
08/06 @CHC 1.0 21 0 0 2 N/A 1.60 1.08 -1
08/05 @HOU 1.0 17 1 0 0 WIN 1.30 1.07 8
08/02 STL 0.2 31 0 1 1 LOSS 1.33 1.09 -7
07/31 STL 1.0 15 0 0 0 SAVE 1.17 1.02 7
07/29 @WAS 2.0 20 1 1 0 SAVE 1.20 1.03 9
07/27 @WAS 1.0 15 2 1 0 SAVE 1.24 1.03 8
07/23 TB 1.0 15 2 0 0 SAVE 1.27 1.01 9
07/22 TB 1.0 10 0 0 0 N/A 1.29 1.03 2
07/18 CHW 1.0 9 1 0 0 SAVE 1.32 1.03 8
07/10 @SD 1.0 26 1 0 1 SAVE 1.35 1.05 6
07/07 @SF 1.0 19 1 0 0 N/A 1.18 1.01 3
07/03 @SEA 1.0 16 1 0 0 SAVE 1.21 1.03 8
06/29 NYM 1.0 23 2 1 0 SAVE 1.24 1.03 8
06/28 TEX 1.0 23 3 0 1 LOSS 1.27 1.01 -2
06/26 TEX 1.0 10 1 0 0 N/A 1.08 1.01 3
06/22 HOU 1.0 12 1 1 0 SAVE 1.11 1.01 8
06/20 @CHC 2.0 28 2 0 0 SAVE 1.13 1.01 11
06/17 @BOS 1.0 10 3 0 0 SAVE 1.19 1.06 10
06/16 @BOS 1.1 19 3 1 0 SAVE 1.23 1.09 10
06/13 NYY 1.0 13 1 0 2 LOSS 1.27 1.08 -5
06/12 NYY 1.0 16 2 0 0 SAVE 0.79 1.05 9
06/09 PHI 1.0 16 1 1 1 WIN 0.81 1.08 6
06/07 BAL 1.1 17 2 0 0 SAVE 0.56 1.05 9
06/06 BAL 1.0 8 0 0 0 SAVE 0.58 1.06 7
06/04 @ATL 1.1 17 1 0 0 SAVE 0.60 1.10 9
05/30 @BAL 1.0 12 1 0 0 HOLD 0.63 1.15 3
05/28 @BAL 1.1 13 0 0 0 SAVE 0.65 1.19 7
05/27 MIA 1.0 16 1 0 0 HOLD 0.68 1.22 2
05/22 PIT 2.0 31 3 0 0 SAVE 0.71 1.18 12
05/20 @NYY 1.0 24 2 0 1 SAVE 0.77 1.29 7
05/19 @NYY 1.0 6 1 0 0 N/A 0.40 1.25 3
05/16 @DET 2.0 26 2 0 0 WIN 0.42 1.31 10
05/13 TB 1.0 23 2 1 0 N/A 0.47 1.34 3
05/12 TB 1.0 27 1 1 0 N/A 0.49 1.25 2
05/08 LAA 1.0 11 0 0 0 SAVE 0.52 1.21 7
05/06 @TB 1.0 22 0 2 0 N/A 0.55 1.29 1
05/05 @TB 0.2 7 1 0 0 N/A 0.59 1.17 2
05/01 @MIN 1.0 27 2 1 0 N/A 0.53 1.06 3
04/28 BOS 1.0 15 3 0 0 SAVE 0.56 1.00 10
04/26 CLE 1.0 20 2 0 0 SAVE 0.60 1.07 9
04/25 CLE 1.0 30 2 1 1 SAVE 0.64 1.07 6
04/21 @LAA 0.2 1 0 0 0 SAVE 0.00 0.85 6
04/20 @LAA 1.1 20 3 0 0 HOLD 0.00 0.89 6
04/16 @MIL 0.2 13 1 0 0 N/A 0.00 1.00 2
04/14 @MIL 1.1 19 2 0 0 WIN 0.00 0.97 9
04/12 MIN 1.0 16 3 0 0 N/A 0.00 0.89 5
04/10 MIN 1.1 23 1 1 0 HOLD 0.00 1.00 3
04/08 LAD 1.0 13 1 0 0 N/A 0.00 1.05 3
04/07 LAD 1.1 23 2 0 0 N/A 0.00 1.24 5
04/03 @CHW 1.0 15 1 0 0 N/A 0.00 1.62 3
03/30 COL 1.1 30 3 0 0 LOSS 0.00 1.80 -0
03/28 ATH 1.0 14 1 1 0 N/A 0.00 2.00 2
03/27 ATH 1.0 16 1 1 0 HOLD 0.00 2.00 2
Totals: 63.01065831810 329
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YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2025 MIN 89 79.1 1316 92 25 0 4-4 3.52 1.31 10.4 186
2026 TOR 61 63.0 1065 83 18 30 5-4 1.43 1.08 11.9 329
ON PACE 73 76 1278 99 21 36 6-4 1.43 1.08 11.9 395
3-YEAR AVG 89 78 1316 92 25 0 4-4 3.52 1.31 10.4 186
Career 150 142.1 2381 175 43 0 0-0 2.59 1.21 11.1

Varland Projection

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ERA WHIP SAVES HOLDS WINS SO K/BB K/9 SVHD IP LOSSES PC FPTS
0.720 2.683 2.4 0.1 0.2 3.8 1.4 6.8 2.5 5 0.1 41 24.3
ERA WHIP SAVES HOLDS WINS SO K/BB K/9 SVHD IP LOSSES PC FPTS
1.8 1.2 0.6 0 0.1 1.1 4.1 9.9 0.6 1.0 0 16.4 5.5
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OWN START TRENDS

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Toronto Blue Jays

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Alejandro Kirk 63% 54%
Jake Bennett 53% 23%
Brandon Valenzuela 3% 1%
NAME OWN START
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 96% 81%
Kazuma Okamoto 84% 77%
Sean Keys 2% 0%
NAME OWN START
Ernie Clement 80% 73%
Andres Gimenez 21% 17%
Charles McAdoo 2% 2%
Josh Smith 2% 0%
Luis Urias 1% 0%
NAME OWN START
Louis Varland 96% 95%
Tyler Rogers 37% 35%
Paul Sewald 21% 19%
Spencer Miles 5% 5%
Braydon Fisher 4% 4%
Mason Fluharty 2% 2%
Yariel Rodriguez 1% 0%

Team Rankings

AVG
.245
14th
R
529
29th
HR
126
28th
RBI
506
30th
SB
65
25th
OBP
.306
29th
SLG
.379
27th
OPS
.685
28th
W
65
18th
SV
45
2nd
ERA
4.02
11th
WHIP
1.32
19th
QS
40
23rd
TeamW-LWin %GBRSRA
RaysRays79-54.594-595548
YankeesYankees75-58.5644596496
Red SoxRed Sox73-60.5496600499
OriolesOrioles65-69.48514.5609633
Blue JaysBlue Jays65-70.48115529594

Team Stats

PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Brandon Valenzuela7921125488211.227  
Alejandro Kirk5920117557290.274  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.120450621177467.260  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Ernie Clement131501541419435.281  
Luis Urías2652513380.250  
Josh Smith5916416363114.220  
Charles McAdoo21686172101.250  
Lenyn Sosa401131122190.195  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Kazuma Okamoto1304786910926741.228  
Sean Keys123656150.167  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Andrés Giménez125394349584919.241  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Nathan Lukes9932135859311.265  
Jesús Sánchez9125524688341.267  
Yohendrick Pinango5816912445200.260  
Myles Straw12223836523217.218  
Davis Schneider6211318163121.142  
Jonatan Clase102246260.273  
Daz Cameron72135130.238  
Addison Barger92221020.045  
Brett Bateman1668722051.324  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
George Springer1033794792134310.243  
Eloy Jiménez123129030.290  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Dylan Cease24850144.12092.371.06  
José Soriano261070144.11433.431.29  
Spencer Arrighetti1977095.1954.821.36  
Trey Yesavage1855093.2913.651.14  
Michael Lorenzen273110117.2847.041.88  
Jameson Taillon1726084.0755.681.37  
Patrick Corbin1934180.0635.511.54  
Shane Bieber1152055.2444.371.42  
Simeon Woods Richardson2027066.0406.681.76  
Max Scherzer1217050.0367.021.54  
Chad Dallas421010.1106.101.55  
Cody Ponce10002.133.860.86  
Ricky Tiedemann10001.225.401.20  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Louis Varland61543067.2831.200.99  
Paul Sewald50252443.2485.571.08  
Tyler Rogers6322461.0331.921.20  
Braydon Fisher6534167.0633.361.24  
Chase Lee71018.027.882.00  
Mason Fluharty7151153.2573.521.25  
Spencer Miles4152182.1742.951.09  
Lazaro Estrada811113.095.541.39  
Joe Mantiply1710017.2162.041.13  
Brendon Little2203020.2328.272.23  
Josh Fleming10003.0112.002.67  
CJ Van Eyk30105.214.772.12  
Adam Macko2220022.0234.911.55  
Tanner Andrews20003.010.001.00  
Yariel Rodríguez100109.167.712.04  

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08-25 KCL 3-5Max Scherzer
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08-26 KCW 3-0Spencer Miles
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08-27 KCL 2-13Spencer Arrighetti
Noah Cameron
08-28 SEA07:15 EDTDylan Cease
Emerson Hancock
08-29 SEA03:07 EDTJose Soriano
Kade Anderson
08-30 SEA01:37 EDTMax Scherzer
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