Minnesota Twins Team report

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

Minnesota Twins

Minnesota Twins ranks 8th in run generation and 16th in pitching performance, with a rested bullpen and 0 recent risers.

League intelligence# 10 54.0 index
Run generation#8
Composite score 60.0
Pitching#16
Composite score 48.1
Recent play#15
0 recent risers
Bullpen readiness#8
Current state rested
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 lanesOutfield / Second base
CStrength

Catcher

3.1WAR#4 of 30
Top valueRyan Jeffers2.2 WAR
1BMiddle

First base

2.0WAR#14 of 30
Top valueKody Clemens1.9 WAR
2BNeed

Second base

1.1WAR#22 of 30
Top valueLuke Keaschall1.1 WAR
3BMiddle

Third base

1.8WAR#12 of 29
Top valueBrooks Lee1.5 WAR
SSNeed

Shortstop

0.9WAR#20 of 28
Top valueRyan Kreidler0.8 WAR
OFNeed

Outfield

2.1WAR#26 of 30
Top valueByron Buxton2.6 WAR
DHStrength

Designated hitter

2.0WAR#5 of 20
Top valueTrevor Larnach2.0 WAR
SPMiddle

Starting pitching

7.2WAR#16 of 30
Top valueJoe Ryan2.5 WAR
RPNeed

Relief pitching

1.0WAR#22 of 30
Top valueAndrew Morris1.0 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 8th in run generation and 16th in pitching performance, with a rested bullpen and 0 recent risers.

  2. 2
    form driver

    Kody Clemens is the strongest recent hitter signal

    Recent OPS 0.930 versus 0.745 previously.

  3. 3
    matchup edge

    Yoendrys Gómez is limiting right-handed batters more effectively

    Estimated wOBA: 0.352 vs L, 0.236 vs R.

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.

Hitter change profile

Kody Clemens

Minnesota Twins | LHB

33.5
Season PA518OPS0.761Est. wOBA0.323Samplestrong
Biggest changewalk rate +2.01 z

Walk rate is the largest recent shift: improving by 2.0 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 23rd percentile.

Season contextMLB percentile
OPS68th
0.761
Est. wOBA59th
0.323
Strikeout rate46th
22.4%
Walk rate23rd
6.8%
Hard-hit rate83rd
47.1%
Run value / PA68th
0.021
What changedRecent vs earlier season
OPS+0.91 z
Recent 0.930 baseline 0.745
Est. wOBA+0.94 z
Recent 0.391 baseline 0.316
Strikeout rate+1.02 z
Recent 16.0% baseline 23.1%
Walk rate+2.01 z
Recent 16.0% baseline 5.8%
Hard-hit rate+0.95 z
Recent 54.5% baseline 46.3%
Run value / PA+0.56 z
Recent 0.061 baseline 0.017
Broadcast read: Walk rate is the largest recent shift: improving by 2.0 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 23rd percentile. Recent sample: 50 PA; prior sample: 468 PA.
Pitcher change profile

Taylor Rogers

Minnesota Twins | LHP

29.8
Season BF235OPS allowed0.757Est. wOBA allowed0.333Samplemoderate
Biggest changewalk rate allowed -2.03 z

Walk rate allowed is the largest recent shift: declining by 2.0 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 31st percentile.

Season contextMLB percentile
OPS allowed28th
0.757
Est. wOBA allowed23rd
0.333
Strikeout rate30th
19.1%
Walk rate allowed31st
9.8%
Hard-hit rate allowed99th
27.8%
Run value allowed / PA37th
0.006
What changedRecent vs earlier season
OPS allowed+0.12 z
Recent 0.741 baseline 0.757
Est. wOBA allowed-0.15 z
Recent 0.350 baseline 0.331
Strikeout rate-0.01 z
Recent 19.0% baseline 19.2%
Walk rate allowed-2.03 z
Recent 19.0% baseline 8.9%
Hard-hit rate allowed+0.28 z
Recent 25.0% baseline 28.0%
Run value allowed / PA+0.03 z
Recent 0.006 baseline 0.006
Broadcast read: Walk rate allowed is the largest recent shift: declining by 2.0 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 31st percentile. Recent sample: 21 BF; prior sample: 214 BF.
Team highs

The category leaders inside this clubhouse

Familiar production now sits beside tracked force: 100+ mph contact and pitches are shown as both totals and opportunity rates.

Club contact

100+ mph batted balls

Tracked-contact season total

  1. 1Kody ClemensMinnesota Twins116
  2. 2Josh BellMinnesota Twins99
  3. 3Royce LewisMinnesota Twins80
  4. 4Byron BuxtonMinnesota Twins80
  5. 5Trevor LarnachMinnesota Twins72
Club contact

100+ mph contact rate

Minimum 30 tracked batted balls

  1. 1Kody ClemensMinnesota Twins32.5%
  2. 2Byron BuxtonMinnesota Twins29.5%
  3. 3Ryan JeffersMinnesota Twins29.1%
  4. 4Matt WallnerMinnesota Twins28.4%
  5. 5Royce LewisMinnesota Twins26.8%
Club velocity

Pitches at 100+ mph

Across every pitch type

  1. 1Taj BradleyMinnesota Twins15
  2. 2Andrew MorrisMinnesota Twins10
  3. 3Jeff HoffmanMinnesota Twins0
  4. 4Yoendrys GómezMinnesota Twins0
  5. 5Connor PrielippMinnesota Twins0
Club velocity

100+ mph pitch rate

Minimum 100 tracked pitches

  1. 1Andrew MorrisMinnesota Twins0.9%
  2. 2Taj BradleyMinnesota Twins0.6%
  3. 3Jeff HoffmanMinnesota Twins0.0%
  4. 4Yoendrys GómezMinnesota Twins0.0%
  5. 5Connor PrielippMinnesota Twins0.0%
Club offense

Batting average

Best qualified contact results

  1. 1Kaelen CulpepperMinnesota Twins0.296
  2. 2Luke KeaschallMinnesota Twins0.275
  3. 3Ryan JeffersMinnesota Twins0.269
  4. 4Trevor LarnachMinnesota Twins0.261
  5. 5Josh BellMinnesota Twins0.253
Club offense

Home runs

The club power board

  1. 1Byron BuxtonMinnesota Twins25
  2. 2Kody ClemensMinnesota Twins25
  3. 3Brooks LeeMinnesota Twins23
  4. 4Josh BellMinnesota Twins18
  5. 5Ryan JeffersMinnesota Twins14
Club offense

OPS

On-base and slugging production

  1. 1Ryan JeffersMinnesota Twins0.867
  2. 2Byron BuxtonMinnesota Twins0.824
  3. 3Kaelen CulpepperMinnesota Twins0.785
  4. 4Trevor LarnachMinnesota Twins0.762
  5. 5Kody ClemensMinnesota Twins0.761
Club pitching

Strikeouts

Total batters finished by strikeout

  1. 1Taj BradleyMinnesota Twins184
  2. 2Joe RyanMinnesota Twins145
  3. 3Connor PrielippMinnesota Twins116
  4. 4Zebby MatthewsMinnesota Twins97
  5. 5Jeff HoffmanMinnesota Twins92
Club pitching

Strikeout rate

Strikeouts per batter faced

  1. 1Jeff HoffmanMinnesota Twins34.3%
  2. 2Taj BradleyMinnesota Twins27.3%
  3. 3Joe RyanMinnesota Twins26.6%
  4. 4Kendry RojasMinnesota Twins26.2%
  5. 5Travis AdamsMinnesota Twins25.9%
Club pitching

Lowest OPS allowed

Qualified opponent production

  1. 1A.J. MinterMinnesota Twins0.606
  2. 2Kody FunderburkMinnesota Twins0.625
  3. 3Yoendrys GómezMinnesota Twins0.668
  4. 4Andrew MorrisMinnesota Twins0.677
  5. 5Taj BradleyMinnesota Twins0.687
Ace-in-the-Hole

The staff ace’s complete arsenal

The highest-WAR qualified starter leads the card. Every tracked offering is shown with usage, pitch traits, outcomes, and same-pitch MLB percentiles.

Staff ace · RHP

Joe Ryan

120.1 IP · 3.52 ERA · 2.5 WAR

2,155 tracked pitches
Pitch Use Velo Whiff Chase Zone Putaway Hard hit
Four-Seam FastballFF · 977 pitches 45.3% 93.529th pct 20.8%68th pct 29.9%65th pct 55.8%79th pct 0.0%100th pct 46.4%36th pct
SweeperST · 316 pitches 14.7% 80.520th pct 36.8%85th pct 37.2%88th pct 48.1%81st pct 0.0%100th pct 28.3%58th pct
SplitterFS · 268 pitches 12.4% 87.970th pct 21.9%11th pct 30.1%18th pct 45.5%93rd pct 0.0%100th pct 41.8%12th pct
Knuckle CurveKC · 251 pitches 11.6% 79.018th pct 26.0%36th pct 44.2%96th pct 38.6%50th pct 0.0%100th pct 27.5%93rd pct
SinkerSI · 205 pitches 9.5% 93.130th pct 8.1%21st pct 28.0%64th pct 60.0%78th pct 0.0%100th pct 50.0%19th pct
SliderSL · 138 pitches 6.4% 86.240th pct 25.0%23rd pct 24.3%10th pct 46.4%66th pct 0.0%100th pct 40.0%34th pct
Percentiles compare each pitch only with the same MLB pitch type and a minimum 50-pitch peer sample. Hard-hit percentile is reversed so a higher percentile is better.
Matchup intelligence

The largest qualified handedness edges

pitcher edge77.8

Yoendrys Gómez

Minnesota Twins

Yoendrys Gómez is limiting right-handed batters more effectively

vs L0.352
vs R0.236

Estimated wOBA: 0.352 vs L, 0.236 vs R.

pitcher edge77.4

Tommy Nance

Minnesota Twins

Tommy Nance is limiting right-handed batters more effectively

vs L0.379
vs R0.239

Estimated wOBA: 0.379 vs L, 0.239 vs R.

hitter edge76.6

Austin Martin

Minnesota Twins

Austin Martin is doing more damage against left-handed pitching

vs L0.358
vs R0.266

Estimated wOBA: 0.358 vs L, 0.266 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 batter87.1

A.J. Minter

LHP · available · 3 days rest

Availability90.0%Matchup100.0%Performance64.3%
Right-handed batter81.0

Travis Adams

RHP · available · 6 days rest

Availability100.0%Matchup70.0%Performance48.2%
Story leads

Team Headlines

Subject Reporting lead Score
Ryan Jeffers Ryan Jeffers is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 88.6
Byron Buxton Byron Buxton is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 77.8
Kody Clemens Kody Clemens is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 77.1
Jeff Hoffman Jeff Hoffman’s Slider: 86.5 mph, 45.5% whiffs 75.9
Trevor Larnach Trevor Larnach is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 75.5
Luke Keaschall Luke Keaschall is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 74.1
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.