2024 Stats
W-L
1-2
ERA
3.86
WHIP
1.14
K
9
SV
1
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
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. Read Past Outlooks
Used in eighth inning
Jax threw a scoreless eighth inning in Wednesday's win at Milwaukee while Steven Okert pitched a scoreless ninth inning. Okert would have be in line for a save had the Twins not scored in the top of the ninth inning. "At that point in the game, Okert with the experience was probably the answer," manager Rocco Baldelli told the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
ANALYSIS
Jax, who has Minnesota's only save with Jhoan Duran on the injured list, was used in the eighth inning against the heart of the Brewers' lineup. Jax is still likely to be the first option and get the most save chances with Duran out, but Wednesday's game shows that Baldelli may play matchups with his bullpen regardless of the save statistic.
Jax, who has Minnesota's only save with Jhoan Duran on the injured list, was used in the eighth inning against the heart of the Brewers' lineup. Jax is still likely to be the first option and get the most save chances with Duran out, but Wednesday's game shows that Baldelli may play matchups with his bullpen regardless of the save statistic.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
16
Last 10 Games
16
Last 5 Games
15
How many pitches does Griffin Jax generally throw?
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11-20
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41-50
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81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
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 2022
-7%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-38%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .212 | 61 | 21 | 44 | 6 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .227 | 94 | 21 | 75 | 7 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .154 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .250 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .238 | 35 | 11 | 25 | 2 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .228 | 33 | 8 | 33 | 3 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .189 | 23 | 9 | 17 | 3 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .224 | 55 | 11 | 39 | 4 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-42%
ERA on Road
2024
-100%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022Home | 4.54 | 1.17 | 73.1 | 10.9 | 3.6 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 2.65 | 1.05 | 71.1 | 8.3 | 1.6 | ||||
| 2024Home | 0.00 | 1.00 | 2.0 | 18.0 | 4.5 | ||||
| 2024Away | 5.40 | 1.20 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 3.6 | ||||
| 2023Home | 5.40 | 1.23 | 33.1 | 10.8 | 3.5 | ||||
| 2023Away | 2.25 | 1.13 | 32.0 | 7.9 | 1.7 | ||||
| 2022Home | 4.03 | 1.13 | 38.0 | 10.7 | 3.6 | ||||
| 2022Away | 2.62 | 0.96 | 34.1 | 8.7 | 1.3 | ||||
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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
3.00K/9
11.6BB/9
3.9HR/9
1.3Fastball
96.5 mphERA
3.86WHIP
1.14BABIP
.271GB/FB
1.33Left On Base
75.8%Swinging Strike
11.3%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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After making 14 starts during his rookie 2021 season, Jax transitioned to full-time relief last year. He didn't make the Twins' Opening Day roster, but was recalled a few days after the season started and quickly settled into his new multi-inning role out of the bullpen. Increased velocity (+2.8 mph on average) and a pitch mix adjustment followed the role change, as Jax's slider (48% usage) replaced his 4-seamer (34%) as his primary offering. The 28-year-old improved both his strikeout (26.9%) and walk (6.9%) rates with a 78:20 K:BB ratio over 72.1 innings. He also induced grounders at a 47.3% rate to create a profile that should be on deeper mixed league radars regardless of role. Jax quickly ascended Minnesota's leverage ladder and became one of their primary setup men, tying for the team lead with 18 holds. Expect plenty of volume - Jax was 11th among qualified relievers with 72.1 innings - along with decent ratios and potentially even saves in 2023.
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Records first save
Jax threw a scoreless inning with a walk and strikeout to record the save in Thursday's Opening Day win at Kansas City.
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Could fill in at closer
Jax and Brock Stewart are likely to fill in at closer for the Twins while Jhoan Duran (oblique) is sidelined, Bobby Nightengale of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports.
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Having strong spring
Jax has thrown six scoreless innings with 10 strikeouts and no walks this spring.
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Secures fourth save
Jax picked up a save against the Athletics on Wednesday by striking out the only batter he faced.
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Records third save
Jax picked up the save in Wednesday's 5-3 win over Cincinnati. He allowed no hits and one walk while striking out one over a scoreless inning.
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