Taylor Varnell
6´1´´
190 pounds
Throws: Left
Age: 23
SSS rank among all left-handed starters in the system: 5
As a senior, Varnell picked a bad time to have his worst college season. After spending a year with Western Oklahoma State JC in the bullpen, he transferred to Oral Roberts, where he had 3.28 and 2.02 ERAs during his sophomore and junior seasons; while his sophomore campaign was cut short due to labrum surgery, Varnell bounced back in 2017 with a terrific junior season out of the bullpen.
When Varnell returned to the starting rotation in 2018, he had a lousy season, with a 5.