Griffin Jax
29-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
2-2
ERA
1.93
WHIP
0.86
K
20
SV
4
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
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.
ANALYSIS
Jax pitched well as the fill-in closer to begin the season with four saves, a 2.25 ERA and 17:4 K:BB across 12 innings, but it appears his time in the role is now up. The right-hander should still see plenty of high-leverage opportunities as a setup man, but his fantasy utility will likely be minimal while Duran is healthy.
Jax pitched well as the fill-in closer to begin the season with four saves, a 2.25 ERA and 17:4 K:BB across 12 innings, but it appears his time in the role is now up. The right-hander should still see plenty of high-leverage opportunities as a setup man, but his fantasy utility will likely be minimal while Duran is healthy.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
14
Last 10 Games
13
Last 5 Games
12
How many pitches does Griffin Jax generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
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41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100
101-110
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
-8%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-42%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .205 | 66 | 22 | 45 | 6 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .224 | 100 | 21 | 77 | 7 | |||
2024vs Left | .120 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |||
2024vs Right | .208 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 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
-100%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 4.27 | 1.13 | 78.0 | 11.3 | 3.3 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 2.57 | 1.05 | 73.2 | 8.3 | 1.7 | ||||
2024Home | 0.00 | 0.60 | 6.2 | 17.6 | 1.4 | ||||
2024Away | 3.68 | 1.09 | 7.1 | 8.6 | 3.7 | ||||
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
5.00K/9
12.9BB/9
2.6HR/9
0.6Fastball
96.6 mphERA
1.93WHIP
0.86BABIP
.264GB/FB
1.40Left On Base
84.9%Exit Velocity
81.6 mphBarrels/BBE
1.6%Spin Rate
2602 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
14.8%Swinging Strike
14.7%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.
More Fantasy News
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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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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