Minnesota Twins Team report

Automated SABRhood research report for the Minnesota Twins.
SABRhood team report

Minnesota Twins

Minnesota Twins ranks 16th in offensive quality and 21st in run prevention, with a ready bullpen and 2 surge signals.

League intelligence# 25 34.7 index
Offensive quality#16
Weighted estimated wOBA 0.317
Run prevention#21
Opponent estimated wOBA 0.312
Recent form#30
2 surging signals
Bullpen readiness#10
Current state ready
Roster construction

Where this club creates, and loses, WAR

Players are split by position and total WAR is calculated; the green border indicates a club is top-ten in positional WAR, the red border indicates a bottom-ten club.

Best value pocketsCatcher / Designated hitterClearest upgrade lanesRelief pitching / Shortstop
CStrength

Catcher

3.0WAR#4 of 30
Top valueRyan Jeffers2.0 WAR
1BMiddle

First base

1.7WAR#17 of 30
Top valueKody Clemens1.5 WAR
2BNeed

Second base

1.2WAR#21 of 30
Top valueLuke Keaschall1.2 WAR
3BMiddle

Third base

1.3WAR#15 of 29
Top valueBrooks Lee1.3 WAR
SSNeed

Shortstop

0.4WAR#23 of 28
Top valueRyan Kreidler0.3 WAR
OFNeed

Outfield

2.5WAR#23 of 30
Top valueByron Buxton2.8 WAR
DHStrength

Designated hitter

2.1WAR#4 of 20
Top valueTrevor Larnach2.1 WAR
SPMiddle

Starting pitching

6.7WAR#17 of 30
Top valueJoe Ryan2.5 WAR
RPNeed

Relief pitching

0.8WAR#24 of 30
Top valueAndrew Morris0.9 WAR
Broadcast three

Water cooler notes

Three concise, evidence-linked notes to start a broadcast conversation.

  1. 1
    team identity

    Minnesota Twins’s analytical identity

    Minnesota Twins ranks 16th in offensive quality and 21st in run prevention, with a ready bullpen and 2 surge signals.

  2. 2
    form driver

    Travis Adams is the strongest recent pitcher signal

    Recent OPS allowed 0.308 versus 0.820 previously.

  3. 3
    signature pitch

    Travis Adams’s Changeup: 86.2 mph, 39.0% whiffs

    Quality score 85.0; usage 29.7%.

Why it changed

Player movement with league context attached

The recent-window shift and the full-season league standing are separate, so a surge never floats free of the player’s actual level.

Pitcher change profile

Joe Ryan

Minnesota Twins | RHP

59.7
Season BF479OPS allowed0.666Est. wOBA allowed0.287Samplestrong
Biggest changeestimated wOBA allowed -4.0 SD

Estimated wOBA allowed is the largest recent shift: declining by 4.0 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 71st percentile.

Season contextMLB percentile
OPS allowed68th
0.666
Est. wOBA allowed71st
0.287
Strikeout rate86th
27.8%
Walk rate allowed88th
5.2%
Hard-hit rate allowed23rd
42.5%
Run value allowed / PA53rd
-0.010
What changedRecent vs earlier season
OPS allowed-4.0 SD
Recent 1.577 baseline 0.610
Est. wOBA allowed-4.0 SD
Recent 0.647 baseline 0.266
Strikeout rate-1.2 SD
Recent 19.2% baseline 28.3%
Walk rate allowed+0.9 SD
Recent 0.0% baseline 5.5%
Hard-hit rate allowed-0.9 SD
Recent 52.4% baseline 41.8%
Run value allowed / PA-2.5 SD
Recent 0.210 baseline -0.022
Broadcast read: Estimated wOBA allowed is the largest recent shift: declining by 4.0 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 71st percentile. Recent sample: 26 BF; prior sample: 453 BF.
Pitcher change profile

Kendry Rojas

Minnesota Twins | LHP

36.0
Season BF110OPS allowed0.622Est. wOBA allowed0.293Samplemoderate
Biggest changehard-hit rate allowed +2.4 SD

Hard-hit rate allowed is the largest recent shift: improving by 2.4 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 99th percentile.

Season contextMLB percentile
OPS allowed82nd
0.622
Est. wOBA allowed68th
0.293
Strikeout rate75th
26.4%
Walk rate allowed1st
17.3%
Hard-hit rate allowed99th
27.9%
Run value allowed / PA95th
-0.053
What changedRecent vs earlier season
OPS allowed+1.1 SD
Recent 0.405 baseline 0.695
Est. wOBA allowed+1.3 SD
Recent 0.195 baseline 0.325
Strikeout rate+0.3 SD
Recent 28.6% baseline 25.6%
Walk rate allowed+1.5 SD
Recent 10.7% baseline 19.5%
Hard-hit rate allowed+2.4 SD
Recent 5.9% baseline 36.4%
Run value allowed / PA+0.5 SD
Recent -0.087 baseline -0.041
Broadcast read: Hard-hit rate allowed is the largest recent shift: improving by 2.4 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 99th percentile. Recent sample: 28 BF; prior sample: 82 BF.
Team highs

The category leaders inside this clubhouse

Separate boards keep familiar counting stats beside rate production. Rate boards require at least 30 plate appearances or batters faced in the current data snapshot.

Club offense

Batting average

Best qualified contact results

  1. 1Trevor LarnachMinnesota Twins0.290
  2. 2Ryan JeffersMinnesota Twins0.275
  3. 3Byron BuxtonMinnesota Twins0.268
  4. 4Luke KeaschallMinnesota Twins0.262
  5. 5Brooks LeeMinnesota Twins0.245
Club offense

Home runs

The club power board

  1. 1Byron BuxtonMinnesota Twins25
  2. 2Kody ClemensMinnesota Twins18
  3. 3Brooks LeeMinnesota Twins15
  4. 4Josh BellMinnesota Twins13
  5. 5Royce LewisMinnesota Twins10
Club offense

OPS

On-base and slugging production

  1. 1Ryan JeffersMinnesota Twins0.904
  2. 2Byron BuxtonMinnesota Twins0.876
  3. 3Trevor LarnachMinnesota Twins0.829
  4. 4Kody ClemensMinnesota Twins0.765
  5. 5Brooks LeeMinnesota Twins0.720
Club pitching

Strikeouts

Total batters finished by strikeout

  1. 1Joe RyanMinnesota Twins133
  2. 2Taj BradleyMinnesota Twins129
  3. 3Connor PrielippMinnesota Twins71
  4. 4Bailey OberMinnesota Twins60
  5. 5Zebby MatthewsMinnesota Twins59
Club pitching

Strikeout rate

Strikeouts per batter faced

  1. 1Joe RyanMinnesota Twins27.8%
  2. 2Travis AdamsMinnesota Twins27.5%
  3. 3Taj BradleyMinnesota Twins26.8%
  4. 4Kendry RojasMinnesota Twins26.4%
  5. 5Mick AbelMinnesota Twins25.0%
Club pitching

Lowest OPS allowed

Qualified opponent production

  1. 1Kody FunderburkMinnesota Twins0.613
  2. 2Kendry RojasMinnesota Twins0.622
  3. 3Andrew MorrisMinnesota Twins0.645
  4. 4Yoendrys GómezMinnesota Twins0.652
  5. 5Joe RyanMinnesota Twins0.666
Pitch identity

The arsenal signatures worth knowing

Offspeed identity

Travis Adams

Minnesota Twins | Changeup

85.0
Whiff39.0%
Chase43.3%
Usage29.7%
Average velocity86.2 mph
Fastball identity

Taj Bradley

Minnesota Twins | Cutter

78.1
Whiff35.7%
Chase39.5%
Usage23.9%
Average velocity89.7 mph
Matchup intelligence

The largest qualified handedness edges

pitcher edge79.1

Tommy Nance

Minnesota Twins

Tommy Nance is suppressing right-handed batters more effectively

vs L0.406
vs R0.193

Estimated wOBA: 0.406 vs L, 0.193 vs R.

pitcher edge75.3

Yoendrys Gómez

Minnesota Twins

Yoendrys Gómez is suppressing right-handed batters more effectively

vs L0.343
vs R0.233

Estimated wOBA: 0.343 vs L, 0.233 vs R.

hitter edge72.1

Brooks Lee

Minnesota Twins

Brooks Lee is doing more damage against right-handed pitching

vs L0.256
vs R0.334

Estimated wOBA: 0.256 vs L, 0.334 vs R.

Bullpen decision board

Best available matchup for either side

The board now shows only the highest-ranked active reliever against a left-handed hitter and a right-handed hitter. Workload availability, role, season performance, and handedness all remain visible.

Left-handed batter89.0

Kendry Rojas

LHP · available · 4 days rest

Availability100.0%Matchup100.0%Performance64.9%
Right-handed batter80.5

Tommy Nance

RHP · available · 2 days rest

Availability92.8%Matchup70.0%Performance57.6%
Story leads

What this team could become next

Lane Subject Reporting lead Score
offensive_race Ryan Jeffers Ryan Jeffers is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 85.2
offensive_race Byron Buxton Byron Buxton is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 84.9
offensive_race Trevor Larnach Trevor Larnach is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 80.0
pitch_identity Travis Adams Travis Adams’s Changeup: 86.2 mph, 39.0% whiffs 77.4
milestone Josh Bell Josh Bell reached 200 career home runs 77.1
pitch_identity Taj Bradley Taj Bradley’s Cutter: 89.7 mph, 35.7% whiffs 76.6
Research status: this automated report is a reporting foundation, not a finished scouting report. Active rosters are date-stamped; injuries, same-day transactions, probable pitchers, and opponent context still require pregame confirmation.