Griffin Jax

Griffin Jax

29-Year-Old PitcherRP
Minnesota Twins
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
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Rest of Season From Preseason
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Twins in June of 2021.
Notches 10th save
PMinnesota Twins
September 21, 2024
Jax yielded an unearned run and struck out one batter in one inning Friday. He earned a save in the extra-innings win over Boston.
ANALYSIS
Jax allowed the automatic runner to score after a pair of groundouts in the 12th inning but had no trouble finishing off the 4-2 victory. It was his second save over his last three appearances after not converting one since Aug. 5. Jhoan Duran threw a scoreless eighth inning while the game was tied 1-1. Jax has racked up 10 saves while posting an impressive 91:15 K:BB and 2.10 ERA through 68.2 innings this season.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
15
Last 10 Games
14
Last 5 Games
13
How many pitches does Griffin Jax generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
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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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
Even Split
2024
 
 
-16%
BAA vs RHP
2023
 
 
-4%
BAA vs RHP
2022
 
 
-16%
BAA vs LHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2022vs Left .210 351 98 28 66 12 3 7
Since 2022vs Right .209 489 143 26 95 11 4 9
2024vs Left .200 131 40 8 24 5 1 2
2024vs Right .169 145 55 7 23 2 2 2
2023vs Left .238 117 35 11 25 5 2 2
2023vs Right .228 157 33 8 33 4 0 3
2022vs Left .189 103 23 9 17 2 0 3
2022vs Right .224 187 55 11 39 5 2 4
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-34%
ERA on Road
2024
 
 
-29%
ERA at Home
2023
 
 
-58%
ERA on Road
2022
 
 
-35%
ERA on Road
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2022Home 3.66 1.04 108.1 11 12 8 11.2 2.8 0.7
Since 2022Away 2.42 1.02 100.1 7 7 7 9.5 1.8 0.6
2024Home 1.70 0.78 37.0 3 2 4 12.2 1.5 0.2
2024Away 2.38 0.97 34.0 2 3 6 11.9 2.4 0.8
2023Home 5.40 1.23 33.1 3 7 3 10.8 3.5 1.1
2023Away 2.25 1.13 32.0 3 3 1 7.9 1.7 0.3
2022Home 4.03 1.13 38.0 5 3 1 10.7 3.6 0.9
2022Away 2.62 0.96 34.1 2 1 0 8.7 1.3 0.8
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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.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
6.33
 
K/9
12.0
 
BB/9
1.9
 
HR/9
0.5
 
Fastball
97.1 mph
 
ERA
2.03
 
WHIP
0.87
 
BABIP
.290
 
GB/FB
1.77
 
Left On Base
76.2%
 
Exit Velocity
82.1 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
4.1%
 
Spin Rate
2587 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
23.1%
 
Swinging Strike
18.4%
 
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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.
Jax put together an up-and-down rookie campaign with a 6.37 ERA, 1.35 WHIP and 65:29 K:BB across 82 innings. After starting 14 games in 2021, he'll move to the bullpen and try to win a middle relief role. Moving forward, he'll need to do a better job of keeping the ball in the park to find sustained success, as his 2.52 HR/9 in 2021 ranked third-highest among pitchers who threw at least 50 innings. He's had good control in the minors and success despite mediocre strikeout rates. He could be a late bloomer at age 27, as he threw just 40 minor league games from 2016 to 2019 as his ability to play minor league baseball was severely limited by Air Force obligations.
Jax, a 2016 third-round draft pick, pitched in just 40 minor league games from 2016 to 2019 as his ability to play minor league baseball was severely limited by Air Force obligations. While he's a bit old for a prospect (26 this season), he's shown promise at higher levels with a 2.67 ERA and 1.94 BB/9 at Double-A in 2019. He hasn't had great strikeout rates (6.7 K/9 in 2019), However. Still, he's still a bit of an unknown given his sparse minor league career. Minnesota should get a better picture with a full season in 2020. He could add rotation depth at Triple-A if all goes well.
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Secures ninth save
PMinnesota Twins
September 17, 2024
Jax earned the save in Tuesday's 3-1 win at Cleveland, pitching a scoreless two-thirds of an inning with one strikeout while allowing one hit.
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Collects eighth save
PMinnesota Twins
August 5, 2024
Jax picked up the save in Monday's 3-0 win over the Cubs, pitching a scoreless inning with one strikeout. He allowed one hit.
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Collects save
PMinnesota Twins
June 23, 2024
Jax struck out two and allowed one hit in a scoreless inning to earn the save in Sunday's 3-0 win over the Athletics.
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Gets sixth save Sunday
PMinnesota Twins
June 16, 2024
Jax allowed a hit and struck out one in a scoreless inning to earn the save in an 8-7 win over the Athletics in Game 2 of Sunday's doubleheader.
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Escapes with fifth save
PMinnesota Twins
May 11, 2024
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.
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Unlikely to rejoin rotation
PMinnesota Twins
October 25, 2024
Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic doesn't expect the Twins to transition Jax back into a starting role this offseason.
ANALYSIS
The right-hander came up as a starter and made 14 starts as a rookie in 2021, but he's worked exclusively as a reliever the past three seasons. Jax found immediate success out of the bullpen but was especially dominant during the 2024 regular season with a 2.03 ERA, 0.87 WHIP and 95:15 K:BB over 71 innings. He recorded 10 saves and 24 holds and should continue to serve as the primary high-leverage complement to Jhoan Duran in 2025.
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