Griffin Jax
29-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
3-2
ERA
2.89
WHIP
1.07
K
25
SV
5
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
Escapes with fifth save
Jax gave up a run on two hits and a walk in the ninth inning Friday while striking out one, recording his fifth save of the season in a 3-2 win over the Blue Jays.
ANALYSIS
Jhoan Duran got the call in the eighth inning to face the top of Toronto's order, leaving the ninth for Jax, but Jax ran into trouble with two outs after a Bo Bichette single kicked off a Jays rally. Twins manager Rocco Baldelli has been using Duran as a relief ace rather than a pure closer and Duran has three saves and three holds in six appearances since coming off the IL in late April, but Jax hasn't been the sole beneficiary of the available opportunities -- Caleb Thielbar and Cole Sands have also picked up saves since Duran's season debut. Brock Stewart (shoulder) could also end up in that mix once he gets healthy. Jax has a 3.06 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 23:7 K:BB through 17.2 innings on the season, and while Duran should see the majority of the save chances for the Twins, his main understudy could creep into the low double digits in saves by the time the season is done.
Jhoan Duran got the call in the eighth inning to face the top of Toronto's order, leaving the ninth for Jax, but Jax ran into trouble with two outs after a Bo Bichette single kicked off a Jays rally. Twins manager Rocco Baldelli has been using Duran as a relief ace rather than a pure closer and Duran has three saves and three holds in six appearances since coming off the IL in late April, but Jax hasn't been the sole beneficiary of the available opportunities -- Caleb Thielbar and Cole Sands have also picked up saves since Duran's season debut. Brock Stewart (shoulder) could also end up in that mix once he gets healthy. Jax has a 3.06 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 23:7 K:BB through 17.2 innings on the season, and while Duran should see the majority of the save chances for the Twins, his main understudy could creep into the low double digits in saves by the time the season is done.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
16
Last 10 Games
16
Last 5 Games
21
How many pitches does Griffin Jax generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
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81-90
91-100
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111-120
121+
What part of the game does Griffin Jax generally pitch?
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9th
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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
-23%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .209 | 67 | 24 | 47 | 6 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .225 | 104 | 22 | 80 | 7 | |||
2024vs Left | .167 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | |||
2024vs Right | .216 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 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
-40%
ERA on Road
2024
-50%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 4.35 | 1.15 | 80.2 | 11.2 | 3.5 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 2.62 | 1.06 | 75.2 | 8.4 | 1.8 | ||||
2024Home | 1.93 | 0.96 | 9.1 | 14.5 | 2.9 | ||||
2024Away | 3.86 | 1.18 | 9.1 | 9.6 | 3.9 | ||||
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
3.29K/9
11.7BB/9
3.6HR/9
0.5Fastball
96.7 mphERA
3.06WHIP
1.13BABIP
.309GB/FB
1.25Left On Base
75.3%Exit Velocity
82.5 mphBarrels/BBE
2.3%Spin Rate
2595 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
16.3%Swinging Strike
14.3%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Defensive Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2023
2022
2021
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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Duran returns from IL
Jax will likely shift into a setup role since the Twins reinstated Jhoan Duran (oblique) from the 15-day injured list Tuesday.
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Secures fourth save
Jax earned the save Thursday against the White Sox, striking out one over a scoreless two-thirds of an inning.
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Notches another save
Jax pitched a perfect ninth inning and struck out one to pick up his third save of the season Wednesday against the White Sox.
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Picks up save No. 2
Jax pitched a perfect ninth inning with two strikeouts against the Tigers on Saturday en route to his second save of the season.
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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.
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