"So what changed so dramatically for Varsho last year? For starters, he barreled the ball 15.9% of the time in 2025, up nearly 10% from the 6.2% mark he recorded the previous year. He went from being ranked in the 31st percentile to being in the same group as Rafael Devers and George Springer. Varsho also recorded a career-high 40.3% hard-hit rate last year, which led to the highest average exit velocity (89.9 mph) of his career."
"Daulton Varsho hit 20 home runs in just 71 games played for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2025-that equates to a roughly 46-home run pace over a full season. Approximately 7.4% of his 271 plate appearances ended in a home run, which put him in similar territory to vaunted sluggers like Junior Caminero and Nick Kurtz. Nobody is mistaking Varsho for one of baseball's elite power threats."
Daulton Varsho produced 20 home runs in 71 games for Toronto in 2025, a roughly 46-home-run full-season pace and a 7.4% homer-per-plate-appearance rate. His career slugging percentage rose from a .430 career mark to .548 in 2025. Varsho barreled the ball 15.9% of the time, up from 6.2% the prior year, and posted a career-high 40.3% hard-hit rate with an 89.9 mph average exit velocity. He increased fly-balls above 50% while reducing ground balls. The combination of harder contact and more loft yielded more home runs and raises questions about sustainability entering free agency.
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