Tag: Dylan Bundy

21st Century Twins pitching starts

Kyle Gibson in 2018 (credit Patrick Gorski)

The 21st century started on 1/1/2001 so the first quarter century has passed at the end of 2025. So lets take a look at what Minnesota Twins starters have started the most games for the Twins in that time period. I’m not going to look at their wins or losses, just how many times they have been able to take the bump to start the game. I will also try identify which pitchers were drafted by the Twins and which were not.

It turns out the leader of the pack is Kyle Gibson who pitched for the Twins between 2013-2019 and had a record of 67-68 with 845 strikeouts in 1,087 innings with a 4.33 ERA. A Twins 1st round pick (22nd overall) in 2009 and debuted on 6/29/2013.

D means he was drafted by the Twins and the number after it indicated the round. Trade means he was acquired in a trade, FA means signs as a free agent, Rule 5 means the Twins drafted him in a Rule 5 draft, and amateur FA means Twins signed him as an amateur free agent.

Keep in mind that some pitchers career’s started in the previous century so their number may look a bit strange.

RkPlayerFromToCountInd. Games Link
1 (D-1)Kyle Gibson20132019188Games List
2 (D-8)Brad Radke20012006180Games List
3 (Trade)Johan Santana20012007170Games List
4 (D-2)Scott Baker20052011159Games List
5 (Trade)Kyle Lohse20012006152Games List
6 (D-29)Nick Blackburn20082012137Games List
7 (D-1)José Berríos20162021135Games List
8 (Trade)Francisco Liriano20052012130Games List
9 (Trade)Carlos Silva20042007124Games List
10 (D-12)Bailey Ober20212025115Games List
11 (Trade)Joe Ryan20212025114Games List
12 (Trade)Joe Mays2001200598Games List
13 (D-2)Kevin Slowey2007201190Games List
14 (Trade)Carl Pavano2009201288Games List
15 (Trade)Ervin Santana2015201885Games List
16 (Trade)Phil Hughes2014201879Games List
17 (Trade)Pablo López2023202578Games List
18 (Trade)Eric Milton2001200366Games List
19 (Trade)Jake Odorizzi2018202066Games List
20 (Trade)Rick Reed2001200365Games List
21 (Trade)Mike Pelfrey2013201564Games List
22 (D-3)Brian Duensing2009201261Games List
23 (Trade)Boof Bonser2006200860Games List
24 (Rule 5)Scott Diamond2011201358Games List
25 (FA)Ricky Nolasco2014201656Games List
26 (Trade)Sonny Gray2022202356Games List
27 (FA)Kevin Correia2013201454Games List
28 (FA)Michael Pineda2019202152Games List
29 (Trade)Kenta Maeda2020202352Games List
30 (Trade)Simeon Woods Richardson2022202551Games List
31 (D-1)Glen Perkins2008201044Games List
32 (Trade)Chris Paddack2022202543Games List
33 (FA)Sam Deduno2012201441Games List
34 (Trade)Tommy Milone2014201640Games List
35 (D-5)Tyler Duffey2015201837Games List
36 (D-2)Anthony Swarzak2009201432Games List
37 (FA)Kenny Rogers2003200331Games List
38 (FA)Martín Pérez2019201929Games List
39 (FA)Dylan Bundy2022202229Games List
40 (amateur FA)Liam Hendriks2011201328Games List
41 (Trade)Trevor May2014201826Games List
42 (Trade)Adalberto Mejía2017201825Games List
43 (Trade)Héctor Santiago2016201725Games List
44 (FA)Chris Archer2022202225Games List
45 (D-8)Zebby Matthews2024202525Games List

Provided by Stathead: Found with Stathead. See Full Results.
Generated 7/25/2026.

Twins fans might not recognize their team

Minnesota Twins fans might not recognize their team this season when they go out to Target Field. The Twins have so many new players you will need to spend a few bucks and buy a scorecard just so you know who is playing where. Twins fans are already wondering who secretly snuck in during the dark of night this off-season and bought this Twins team from the Pohlad’s and has told Derek Falvey and Thad Levine to get off their butts and start putting together a winning team, money is no object. How else do you explain the Twins signing Carlos Correa to a three-year deal at $35.1 million per year? And the trades? What the heck is going here in fly over land?

The rumors were running wild last night as I went to bed that the Minnesota Twins and the San Diego Padres were talking let’s make a deal. The Padres have an excess of starting pitchers and the Twins are in need of starters so it looks like a match made in heaven. When I got up this morning I found out that a deal had indeed been consummated with the Twins getting starting right-handed pitcher Chris Paddack and right-handed reliever Emilio Pagan from San Diego in return for closer Taylor Rogers and first baseman/outfielder Brent Rooker. The Twins will also receive a player to be named later and will send cash to San Diego in the deal. That cash amount apparently covers all of Rogers salary but $700,000 in 2022. Rogers can become a free agent after the 2022 season.

Taylor Rogers

Lots of Twins fans are not happy to see Rogers, the Twins closer traded. Rogers was the Twins 11th round pick in the 2012 draft, the same year the Twins drafted Byron Buxton, Jose Berrios and Tyler Duffey. Rogers made his big league debut in April of 2016. Rogers has been a solid reliever ever since and he took over the closing chores in 2019. Rogers was named to his first All-Star team last season but suffered a finger injury in late July and he missed the rest of the 2021 season. Rogers has a twin-brother Tyler who pitches for the San Francisco Giants.

Continue reading Twins fans might not recognize their team

Twins deal 2021 first round pick for 2011 first round pick

While most of us have been enjoying our week-end, the Minnesota Twins front office has been hard at work burning up the phone lines looking high and low as they work to improve the team. Today they made their second trade in as many days when they traded their 2021 first round selection (26th over all) RHP Chase Petty to the Cincinnati Reds for RHP Sonny Gray who himself was the Oakland A’s first round selection (18th over all) back in 2011 before moving on to the Yankees in 2017 and finally the Reds in 2019. The Twins also received right-handed minor league reliever Francis Peguero a 24-year old Dominican who pitched in High A ball in 2021.

This is one of those “potential for experience” kind of deals. A type of trade that the Minnesota Twins disdained over they years. In a way it is similar to the Kenta Maeda deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers for prospect pitcher Brusdar Graterol a few years back. The big difference in that deal was that Graterol was big league ready and Petty is straight out of high school and has all of 5 innings of pro ball under his belt. Another trade that comes to mind was the 2010 deal with the Nationals when the Twins traded catcher Wilson Ramos for closer Matt Capps and Twins fans were not happy campers. Capps went on to save 45 games for Minnesota over three seasons. Ramos is still catching in the big leagues after 12 seasons (seven teams) and has two All-Star games and a Silver Slugger on his resume. You just never know how these kinds of trades will work out.

Continue reading Twins deal 2021 first round pick for 2011 first round pick