South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 64: Taylor Varnell

Turnabout: Varnell was simply nasty in the AZL in 2018.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 5.95 ERA and 1.49 WHIP over 59 innings, allowing 58 hits and 30…