How Does A.J. Minter Slot into Minnesota’s Late-Inning Bullpen Mix?

[DJL44]

52 games left on the schedule. Minter could provide 20-25 innings and an extra win compared to using Taylor Rogers for those situations.

[strumdatjag]

5 hours ago, mickster said:

Fundy should go down for now.   Get Hancock on board with the offer of ERod, Martin and Wallner.   Hopefully they bite at this and then Zebby to pen.

If a lefty is dropped, it’s probably Taylor Rogers.    Fundy has been more effective overall and Kendry Rojas is also going to provide help in the pen from the left side in the playoffs (if the Twins make it) 

[Road trip]

5 hours ago, JD-TWINS said:

To me, Anderson has looked really good - not sure what his achilles might be?

 

Well, his fastball averages a mere 90mph.  That is Bailey Ober-level-slow, but he isn't a starter.  For a non-lefty, non-submarine-throwing reliever, it is almost so slow as to be without a comp in 2026 MLB baseball.

That doesn't mean that Anderson can't be effective, but it's somewhat unlikely over the long term.  He would be an extreme outlier.

[Cris E]

Those are some funky numbers for Anderson. But hey, good news, with pitches in the 80mph range those exit velo numbers are going to stay low too. And check out those Chase numbers!

Seriously, this is maybe not sustainable, but like Ober his well-executed Jamie Moyer impression might be unique enough to sneak by for a few months. However in the playoffs the bar is raised and better teams with a bye week are going to spend some time preparing for these guys and it could get rough. More room for error at 97+.

[Cris E]

33 minutes ago, strumdatjag said:

If a lefty is dropped, it’s probably Taylor Rogers.    Fundy has been more effective overall and Kendry Rojas is also going to provide help in the pen from the left side in the playoffs (if the Twins make it) 

I don't know, Rogers hasn't been bad with the walks the way Funderburk has. I think limiting the free  passes is sort of required to be a serious team.