Jorge Alcala

Jorge Alcala

29-Year-Old PitcherRP
Minnesota Twins
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Alcala will enter the spring healthy and will try to recapture the promise of a pitcher once thought to be a future closer who has been derailed by injuries. He threw just 17.1 innings last season with an ugly 6.23 ERA amid another injury-plagued campaign as he missed four months with a stress fracture in his right forearm. He threw just 2.1 innings in 2022 due to an elbow injury that required season-ending arthroscopic debridement surgery. He features a plus fastball but control as been a recent problem (5.2 BB/9 last season). He'll likely need to prove himself at Triple-A before becoming a part of the bullpen mix in the majors again. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a one-year, $790,000 contract with the Twins in January of 2024. Contract includes $1.5 million team option for 2025. Option was exercised in November of 2024.
Option exercised
PMinnesota Twins
November 4, 2024
The Twins exercised Alcala's $1.5 million club option for 2025, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Alcala spent some time in the minors in 2024 but pitched well over 58.1 innings with the Twins, posting a 3.24 ERA and 58:20 K:BB over 58.1 frames. He'll be used in middle relief in 2025.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
17
Last 10 Games
17
Last 5 Games
19
How many pitches does Jorge Alcala generally throw?
 
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121+
 
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What part of the game does Jorge Alcala generally pitch?
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-9%
BAA vs LHP
2024
 
 
-3%
BAA vs LHP
2023
 
 
-56%
BAA vs LHP
2022
 
 
-100%
BAA vs RHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2022vs Left .189 139 34 15 23 4 0 5
Since 2022vs Right .208 181 42 17 33 7 1 8
2024vs Left .188 107 30 10 18 4 0 4
2024vs Right .193 128 28 10 22 4 1 4
2023vs Left .125 29 4 4 3 0 0 1
2023vs Right .282 46 12 6 11 3 0 4
2022vs Left 1.000 3 0 1 2 0 0 0
2022vs Right .000 7 2 1 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-17%
ERA on Road
2024
 
 
-38%
ERA on Road
2023
 
 
-26%
ERA on Road
2022
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ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2022Home 4.12 1.17 43.2 1 2 0 7.8 3.7 1.6
Since 2022Away 3.41 1.08 34.1 3 2 0 10.0 3.7 1.3
2024Home 3.82 1.02 35.1 1 2 0 8.4 2.8 1.5
2024Away 2.35 1.04 23.0 3 1 0 9.8 3.5 0.8
2023Home 7.50 1.83 6.0 0 0 0 4.5 7.5 3.0
2023Away 5.56 1.15 11.1 0 1 0 10.3 4.0 2.4
2022Home 0.00 1.71 2.1 0 0 0 7.7 7.7 0.0
2022Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Jorge Alcala 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
2.90
 
K/9
8.9
 
BB/9
3.1
 
HR/9
1.2
 
Fastball
97.9 mph
 
ERA
3.24
 
WHIP
1.03
 
BABIP
.231
 
GB/FB
0.77
 
Left On Base
75.8%
 
Exit Velocity
81.1 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
3.9%
 
Spin Rate
2441 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
18.2%
 
Swinging Strike
12.6%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Alcala's campaign ended just as soon as it started. The right-hander experienced a significant drop in his velocity during his second appearance and was subsequently placed on the IL with right elbow inflammation. The 26-year-old attempted to return from the injury multiple times, but continuous shut downs and the decision to undergo arthroscopic debridement surgery ended his season in August after just 2.1 innings. Alcala is expected to be ready for spring training and will be working towards reclaiming a high-leverage role for the Twins.
Alcala earned his first career save on the final day of the 2021 season, perhaps setting the stage for the hard-throwing righty to take the closer job and run with it in Minnesota in 2022. He pumps his four-seam fastball in at 97 mph on average, though it's the slider that he leans on more heavily than anything else, throwing it 40.7% of the time last season. His 26.6 K% from 2021 might not be what you would hope for given the stuff, but the improvement Alcala showed with his control last season was good to see, with his walk rate falling to just 5.7%. Alcala was primarily a starter in the minor leagues as recently as 2019, and it's possible the Twins could look to stretch Alcala back out given where they are in their competitive cycle and the fact he has a viable third pitch in the changeup. His quickest path to fantasy stardom is in the bullpen, but Alcala has endgame appeal regardless.
Alcala could be a force at the end of ballgames for the Twins after a breakout 2020 season. Alcala was called up in August and showed off his rocket arm with a 97 average mph fastball that topped out at 100.7 mph. He had a 2.63 ERA with a 30% strikeout rate and respectable 8.9% walk rate. His fastball was complemented by a quality slider (which he threw 44.7% of the time) that limited batters to a .247 wOBA, according to Baseball Savant. He was left off the playoff roster, which could indicate he needs to earn more trust from the coaching staff. He could also have some growing pains as before last season he had just 9.1 innings above the Double-A level. However, his electric stuff could quickly put him competition for a prominent setup role and even challenge for save opportunities.
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Up from St. Paul
PMinnesota Twins
September 25, 2024
The Twins recalled Alcala from Triple-A St. Paul on Wednesday.
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Moved to minors
PMinnesota Twins
September 16, 2024
Alcala was optioned to Triple-A St. Paul on Monday, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
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Career-high velocity
PMinnesota Twins
June 30, 2024
Alcala allowed a hit while striking out two over a scoreless inning Saturday against Seattle. He reached a career-high 101.2 mph on the radar gun, Bobby Nightengale of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
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Rejoins bullpen
PMinnesota Twins
May 24, 2024
The Twins recalled Alcala from Triple-A St. Paul on Friday, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.
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Heads back to Triple-A
PMinnesota Twins
May 8, 2024
The Twins optioned Alcala to Triple-A St. Paul on Wednesday, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.
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