"Only one reliever on the current 40-man roster does, and has the potential to reach 100mph with their fastball and 90mph+ with their offspeed pitches: Louis Varland . Varland was brought over at the 2025 trade deadline from the Minnesota Twins amidst his best season in the Major Leagues to date. His 2.02 ERA through 49 innings demonstrated that a shift to the bullpen was much needed for the 27-year-old right-hander."
"In the regular season, the Jays ranked 16th in terms of ERA (3.98) and gave up the seventh most walks (241) as a unit. Jeff Hoffman was inconsistent at best in the regular season, serving up 15 home runs, more than the 14 he allowed in his previous three seasons combined. His seven blown saves tied him for the fourth most blown saves in the regular season."
The Blue Jays markedly improved their starting pitching in the offseason while adding only one bullpen piece, Tyler Rogers. The bullpen ranked 16th in ERA (3.98) and surrendered the seventh-most walks (241) during the regular season. Jeff Hoffman struggled with consistency, allowing 15 home runs and recording seven blown saves, tying for fourth-most in the league. Louis Varland is the lone 40-man reliever who can touch 100mph and pair high-90s velocity with plus offspeed pitches. Varland posted a 2.02 ERA through 49 innings before the 2025 trade deadline and recorded a 2.97 ERA, 0.7 HR9 and 145 ERA+ across 72 2/3 innings between the Twins and Blue Jays.
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