2025 Stats
W-L
0-2
ERA
9.00
WHIP
1.80
K
16
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Jax broke out as a lockdown reliever in 2024, posting career-best marks across multiple categories including a 2.03 ERA, 0.87 WHIP, 95 strikeouts, 10 saves and 24 holds. The 29-year-old significantly improved his strikeout rate (34.4 percent) by nearly 10 percentage points - his sweeper and changeup headlining his five-pitch aresenal with 45 percent or better whiff rates. Jax's 37.8 percent overall whiff rate was a 98th percentile metric. The Twins recently indicated they're open to the possibility of moving Jax to the starting rotation. The right-hander came up through the minors as a starter and made 14 starts for the Twins in 2021, posting a 6.10 ERA. Given his past starting experience, Jax would seem more equipped for a shift to the rotation than most relievers. The question is whether the uptick in stuff since his move to relief would translate back to a starting role. Read Past Outlooks
Early struggles continue
Jax (0-2) took the loss in Friday's 6-4 loss to Atlanta. He allowed four runs on two hits and two walks while striking out one over one-third of an inning.
ANALYSIS
Jax began the eighth inning with a three-run lead but couldn't hit his spots and wasn't helped by a shaky defense. It's his second poor outing in a row that has cost the Twins a lead. He has an ugly 11.25 ERA and 2.13 WHIP so far this season. He does have a strong 12:3 K:BB in eight innings with an unsustainable .480 BABIP, so there's plenty of reasons to believe he'll turn his season around. Still, he may see usage in lower-leverage spots the next few games to get him back on track.
Jax began the eighth inning with a three-run lead but couldn't hit his spots and wasn't helped by a shaky defense. It's his second poor outing in a row that has cost the Twins a lead. He has an ugly 11.25 ERA and 2.13 WHIP so far this season. He does have a strong 12:3 K:BB in eight innings with an unsustainable .480 BABIP, so there's plenty of reasons to believe he'll turn his season around. Still, he may see usage in lower-leverage spots the next few games to get him back on track.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
17
Last 10 Games
17
Last 5 Games
17
How many pitches does Griffin Jax generally throw?
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What part of the game does Griffin Jax generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-10%
BAA vs RHP
2025
-13%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .230 | 82 | 19 | 57 | 5 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .207 | 97 | 18 | 63 | 6 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .348 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .304 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 1 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .200 | 40 | 8 | 24 | 2 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .169 | 55 | 7 | 23 | 2 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .238 | 35 | 11 | 25 | 2 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .228 | 33 | 8 | 33 | 3 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-25%
ERA on Road
2025
-33%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 3.77 | 1.03 | 76.1 | 12.0 | 2.2 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 2.83 | 1.11 | 70.0 | 9.9 | 2.3 | ||||
| 2025Home | 7.50 | 1.50 | 6.0 | 18.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| 2025Away | 11.25 | 2.25 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 6.8 | ||||
| 2024Home | 1.70 | 0.78 | 37.0 | 12.2 | 1.5 | ||||
| 2024Away | 2.38 | 0.97 | 34.0 | 11.9 | 2.4 | ||||
| 2023Home | 5.40 | 1.23 | 33.1 | 10.8 | 3.5 | ||||
| 2023Away | 2.25 | 1.13 | 32.0 | 7.9 | 1.7 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Griffin Jax compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
4.67K/9
14.0BB/9
3.0HR/9
2.0Fastball
97.0 mphERA
10.00WHIP
2.00BABIP
.533GB/FB
1.38Left On Base
46.1%Exit Velocity
79.7 mphBarrels/BBE
7.1%Spin Rate
2487 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
32.1%Swinging Strike
18.4%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Jax led Twins relievers with 71 appearances and 23 holds last season as the team's primary setup man. The 29-year-old racked up 10 losses to lead all relievers, but his ratios and underlying metrics were solid. Jax's 3.3 barrel percentage allowed was in the 97th percentile, while his hard-hit percentage, average exit velocity and 56.8 percent ground ball rate were all well above-average. His 2.86 xERA was a full point better than his 3.86 ERA, which shows there's room for improvement in that category. Expect Jax to rack up 20-plus holds and a handful of ancillary saves again in 2024.
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Collapses in ninth inning
Jax pitched one inning, surrendering two runs on three hits while striking out three batters on his way to a blown save in Sunday's 9-7 extra-inning loss to the Astros. He did not factor into the decision.
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Not sharp in regular-season debut
Jax allowed a run on a home run and a walk while striking out one over two-thirds of an inning Thursday against the Cardinals.
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Strikes deal for 2025
Jax and the Twins avoided arbitration Thursday by agreeing to a one-year, $2.365 million contract, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.
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Will remain in bullpen
Jax will remain in the Twins' bullpen rather than move into the rotation, general manager Jeremy Zoll confirmed Wednesday, Bobby Nightengale of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
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Move to rotation not ruled out
Twins bench coach Jayce Tingler indicated in a recent interview that the team is open to the possibility of moving Jax into the rotation, Mike Ferrin of MLB Network Radio reports.
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Comfortable in relief role
According to Dan Hayes of The Athletic, Jax indicated he's glad to continue serving as a reliever after considering a return to the starting rotation.
ANALYSIS
Twins GM Jeremy Zoll said in early January that Jax would be remaining in the bullpen after the coaching staff indicated early in the offseason that a role change was being considered, and it appears the right-hander agrees with the decision to stick in relief. Jax was tantalized by the higher earning potential for starting pitchers but admitted he's likely better suited to work as a high-leverage reliever. The 30-year-old had a 2.03 ERA and 95:15 K:BB with 10 saves and 24 holds over 72 appearances last season.
Twins GM Jeremy Zoll said in early January that Jax would be remaining in the bullpen after the coaching staff indicated early in the offseason that a role change was being considered, and it appears the right-hander agrees with the decision to stick in relief. Jax was tantalized by the higher earning potential for starting pitchers but admitted he's likely better suited to work as a high-leverage reliever. The 30-year-old had a 2.03 ERA and 95:15 K:BB with 10 saves and 24 holds over 72 appearances last season.