Josh Winder

Josh Winder

28-Year-Old PitcherRP
Minnesota Twins AAA
2024 Fantasy Outlook
For the first time in his career Winder didn't start a game in 2023 splitting time between the majors and at Triple-A St. Paul. Winder compiled a 4.15 ERA, 1.41 WHIP and had a 7.27 K/9 in 34.2 innings with the twins, while things were worse at Triple-A pitching to a 6.16 ERA and 1.92 WHIP in 30.2 innings. The 27-year-old seems to have lost any hope at a rotation spot after starting 11 games for the Twins in 2022. Winder should break camp out of the bullpen, but his fantasy upside is lacking with no path to a high leverage role, likely being used in long relief. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a one-year contract with the Twins in March of 2024.
Outrighted to Triple-A
PMinnesota Twins  AAA
November 4, 2024
The Twins outrighted Winder to Triple-A St. Paul on Monday, Bobby Nightengale of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
ANALYSIS
Winder, 28, spent the bulk of the 2024 season at St. Paul posting a 6.15 ERA but a 47:13 K:BB over 41 innings. He will remain in the organization as bullpen depth.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
35
Last 10 Games
35
Last 5 Games
35
How many pitches does Josh Winder generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
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61-70
 
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81-90
 
91-100
 
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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 Josh Winder generally pitch?
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-20%
BAA vs LHP
2024
 
 
-57%
BAA vs LHP
2023
 
 
-18%
BAA vs LHP
2022
 
 
-16%
BAA vs LHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2022vs Left .227 198 37 15 40 9 1 4
Since 2022vs Right .285 274 48 18 71 19 1 10
2024vs Left .125 18 5 1 2 0 0 0
2024vs Right .294 20 5 0 5 1 0 0
2023vs Left .236 62 13 5 13 3 1 0
2023vs Right .289 85 15 9 22 6 1 3
2022vs Left .238 118 19 9 25 6 0 4
2022vs Right .282 169 28 9 44 12 0 7
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-19%
ERA at Home
2024
 
 
-100%
ERA on Road
2023
 
 
-63%
ERA at Home
2022
 
 
-4%
ERA on Road
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2022Home 3.91 1.23 53.0 3 3 1 7.8 3.1 1.2
Since 2022Away 4.84 1.37 57.2 3 4 0 6.1 2.3 1.1
2024Home 4.50 1.17 6.0 0 0 0 10.5 1.5 0.0
2024Away 0.00 0.33 3.0 0 0 0 9.0 0.0 0.0
2023Home 2.37 1.26 19.0 2 0 1 6.6 4.3 0.5
2023Away 6.32 1.60 15.2 0 1 0 8.0 2.9 1.1
2022Home 4.82 1.21 28.0 1 3 0 8.0 2.6 1.9
2022Away 4.62 1.36 39.0 3 3 0 5.1 2.3 1.2
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Stat Review
How does Josh Winder 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
10.00
 
K/9
10.0
 
BB/9
1.0
 
HR/9
0.0
 
Fastball
95.2 mph
 
ERA
3.00
 
WHIP
0.89
 
BABIP
.313
 
GB/FB
0.91
 
Left On Base
50.0%
 
Exit Velocity
79.6 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
2.3%
 
Spin Rate
2152 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
27.3%
 
Swinging Strike
15.6%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2023
2022
Winder began last season in a long relief role and was impressive and given several stints in the starting rotation. He had a 3.68 ERA in his first seven games (three starts) before missing a month due to right shoulder impingement syndrome. He struggled with shoulder issues the rest of the season sandwiching a 5.50 ERA in eight starts around another six weeks on the injured list due to the same shoulder issue. It was the second consecutive season where Winder struggled with shoulder issues which could make him an injury risk. Despite his initial success, he also didn't display some of the underlying positive metrics he had in the minors with just a 6.3 K/9 and 1.48 HR/9. Winder did display his good control as he had a 2.4 BB/9. While he doesn't have an overpowering fastball (94.1 mph average) he has three quality off-speed pitches to keep batters off balance. He'll be in the mix for a spot in the rotation or a tandem-type long relief role this spring, but may need to show he can stay healthy at Triple-A first.
If Winder had finished the year healthy, he would be ranked significantly higher as a fantasy prospect and would be a very intriguing selection in draft-and-hold leagues. Even with his season sputtering out due to shoulder fatigue, he is at least worth monitoring this spring to see if he is back to full strength. A physical specimen at 6-foot-5, 210 pounds, the big righty checks all the boxes for a future starter, provided he can handle the workload. Winder has a mid-90s fastball, two plus secondaries in his mid-80s slider and upper-80s changeup and a fourth-pitch curveball that could be an average offering. He dominated at Double-A (1.98 ERA, 0.93 WHIP, 31.3 K%, 4.8 BB%), but was less dominant in four starts at Triple-A (4.67 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 22.4 K%, 4.8 BB%). Perhaps his shoulder had already started barking at that point, but it's at least encouraging that even when he didn't have his best stuff, his control was still elite. Despite missing the final two months of the year, Winder got up to 72 innings, so he could push past 100 innings with good health. He is on the 40-man roster, and the Twins' rotation is wide open, so he is a quality sleeper heading into spring training.
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Heads back to Triple-A
PMinnesota Twins  AAA
August 14, 2024
The Twins optioned Winder to Triple-A St. Paul on Wednesday.
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Up with big club
PMinnesota Twins  AAA
August 5, 2024
The Twins recalled Winder from Triple-A St. Paul on Monday.
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Optioned to Triple-A
PMinnesota Twins  AAA
July 7, 2024
Winder was optioned to Triple-A St. Paul after Sunday's 3-2 win over the Astros, Audra Martin of Bally Sports North reports.
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Added to bullpen
PMinnesota Twins  AAA
July 5, 2024
The Twins recalled Winder from Triple-A St. Paul on Friday.
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Activated and optioned
PMinnesota Twins  AAA
May 27, 2024
The Twins activated Winder (shoulder) from the 60-day injured list Monday and optioned him to Triple-A St. Paul, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Throwing bullpen Tuesday
PMinnesota Twins  AAA
August 9, 2022
Winder, currently out with a shoulder injury, is scheduled to throw a bullpen Tuesday, reports Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com.
ANALYSIS
After being sent down to Triple-A St. Paul before the All-Star break, Winder suffered a shoulder injury before making an appearance for the Saints. Originally, it was expected that he would miss the remainder of the season, but now it appears as though he could be available in September. Whether or not he'll return as a starter is not yet known and Minnesota will surely exercise caution when it comes to the 25-year-old's health.
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