Washington Nationals
Gus Varland has thrown 2,556 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2021 and 2026, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season and Spring Training. In 2026, they have relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (96mph) and Slider (88mph), also mixing in a Change (91mph).
In 2026, compared to other RHP:
Their fourseam fastball has well above average velo, results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers and has slight armside run. Their slider is thrown extremely hard, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sliders, has primarily 12-6 movement and has some two-plane movement. Their change (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 6 of them in 2026) is thrown extremely hard, is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' changeups, dives down out of the zone and results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' changeups.