Louis Varland
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Oct 29, 2026
Scott WhiteHOST
That's a pretty noisy metric.
Scott WhiteHOST
And the skills that we typically chase with relievers aren't really there for Brian Baker in the same way that they are for Mason Montgomery, to name another breakout, or Louis Varland, or whoever.
Scott WhiteHOST
And so that was one of my takeaways here is moving Brian Baker down even before, like even without taking into account the velocity decrease in the playoffs.
Scott WhiteHOST
But then on top of that, I think there's some concerns here that Brian Baker isn't the elite closer he looked like this season.
Chris TowersHOST
We got Josh Hader.
Chris TowersHOST
We got Yohan Duran.
Chris TowersHOST
We've got Louis Varland.
Chris TowersHOST
We've got Mason Montgomery.
Brayden EwaskoHOST
I think that's a great take on Adrian Morey home, Carter, because you're right.
Brayden EwaskoHOST
It's paying these high end relievers to come in and be your second relief arm, really, because Louis Varland is an absolute monster.
Brayden EwaskoHOST
And don't get me wrong.
Brayden EwaskoHOST
We're not sure what a second season from Louis Varland out of the closing role is going to bring.
Brayden EwaskoHOST
But I'm a guy that's going to have lots of faith in him because I love the stuff.
Brayden EwaskoHOST
I love the fastball.
Eric SamulskiGUEST
Hayter.
Eric SamulskiGUEST
went in the seventh round, and then you got Chapman, Louis Varland, Brian Baker, Grant Taylor, Mason Montgomery.
Eric SamulskiGUEST
I kind of like that round of relievers there.
Eric SamulskiGUEST
And then I guess my question to you is, where, if at any point, do you pull the trigger on Edwin Diaz? Um, he has not gone.
Brant DubeauHOST
The closer?
Konnor Pierson-WardHOST
Who did his own version of Louis Varland.
Konnor Pierson-WardHOST
He pitched in every game.
Konnor Pierson-WardHOST
Yeah,
Adam HoweHOST
definitely a top 10 closer if we can steal some of that ADP number for one
Kevin HastingHOST
oh yeah he he has been right around many of the other guys we've been talking about here towards the top okay I believe yes Cade Smith John Duran I don't think that surprises anybody louis varland josh hater and i believe he's going to be the next one we see not quite i keep forgetting that mason montgomery sneaks in there uh but uh Yeah, we're getting then Brian Baker and Andres Munoz there together.
Kevin HastingHOST
So, yeah, they're up there at the top.
Kevin HastingHOST
Top ten, easy.
Nick GosseHOST
And, you know, obviously, Florida played 83 games.
Nick GosseHOST
If you can have a back three of Adrian Marjon, Tyler Rogers and Louis Varland, you're setting yourself up not only for long term success in the playoffs, but but long-term success in the regular season.
Nick GosseHOST
That being said, they do have bigger issues and that is the offense, but you can't look at it as, okay, you need to do the offense first, then the bullpen.
Nick GosseHOST
The market's going to move quick and they absolutely have no time to sit around.
Kevin HastingHOST
I don't think that surprises anybody.
Kevin HastingHOST
Louis Varland.
Kevin HastingHOST
Josh Hader.
Kevin HastingHOST
And I believe he's going to be the next one we see.
Joshua HowsamGUEST
But ideally that would be the role, but just someone, someone who can pitch late innings and take some of the burden off of.
Joshua HowsamGUEST
Varland and Rogers and even Flewharty, but just someone.
Matt RobinsonHOST
But the number of Jays pitchers and their bullpen pitchers that were in like the top 20 of innings pitched, that's not sustainable, right? Like you need to bring in some help there.
Matt RobinsonHOST
But you did mention two names that are very familiar to Blue Jays fans in Bieber and in Gaussman.
Mike WilnerHOST
Pitching is going to play a huge part.
Mike WilnerHOST
Brian Baker... was right there with Louie Varland and Cade Smith as the best closer in baseball this year.
Mike WilnerHOST
That's a big advantage, you would think, for Tampa Bay, except that Brian Baker was one of the best closers in baseball when he was throwing 97.
Mike WilnerHOST
And against Cleveland, he was throwing 92-93.
Brent GunningHOST
So I just like, I don't know, no wrong answer to this, I suppose.
Brent GunningHOST
But yeah, like Varland, Varland is the J I wrote down.
Brent GunningHOST
I thought about cease, but it's like,
Ben EnnisHOST
I don't know.
Ben EnnisHOST
He just got here and then his arm died at the end of the year.
Ben EnnisHOST
Well, and it's tough with the Varland of it all because God knows he's just going to be that forever and ever and ever.
Ben EnnisHOST
Or, you know, he's a reliever and he's a closer that's not Mariano Rivera where that is going to shift back and forth, back and forth.
Ben EnnisHOST
Because guess what? Yeah.
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