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Twins relievers with highest SO/9

What Twins reliever would you call on to get a strikeout when you needed one and convert the save into a win? Maybe this will help you decide. This table shows you most of the top relievers in Twins history.

The criteria covers combined seasons, from 1961 to 2025, At least 90% games in relief, Playing for MIN, in the regular season, requiring Games Pitched >= 25 and Strikeouts per 9 IP >= 9, sorted by descending Strikeouts per 9 IP.

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Query Results Table
Rk Player SO9 G From To Age W L ERA SV IP H HR SO BF WHIP H9 HR9 BB9 SO9 SO/BB
1 Brock Stewart 11.6 83 2023 2025 31-33 4 1 2.33 1 77.1 60 6 100 315 1.164 7.0 0.7 3.5 11.6 3.33
2 Jhoan Duran 11.2 223 2022 2025 24-27 17 23 2.47 74 233.2 184 17 292 955 1.104 7.1 0.7 2.9 11.2 3.95
3 Jovani Morán 11.1 79 2021 2023 24-26 2 3 4.15 1 91.0 69 3 112 386 1.330 6.8 0.3 5.1 11.1 2.15
4 Joe Nathan 10.9 460 2004 2011 29-36 24 13 2.16 260 463.1 309 34 561 1827 0.956 6.0 0.7 2.6 10.9 4.19
5 Sergio Romo 10.5 51 2019 2020 36-37 1 3 3.59 8 42.2 33 6 50 180 1.031 7.0 1.3 2.3 10.5 4.55
6 Pat Neshek 10.5 132 2006 2010 25-29 11 6 3.05 0 129.2 86 16 151 515 1.010 6.0 1.1 3.1 10.5 3.36
7 Cody Stashak 10.4 55 2019 2022 25-28 4 1 4.13 0 72.0 72 8 83 301 1.194 9.0 1.0 1.8 10.4 5.93
8 Taylor Rogers 10.3 319 2016 2021 25-30 17 18 3.15 50 314.2 286 30 361 1296 1.150 8.2 0.9 2.2 10.3 4.75
9 Fernando Rodney 10.3 46 2018 2018 41 3 2 3.09 25 43.2 42 5 50 192 1.397 8.7 1.0 3.9 10.3 2.63
10 Emilio Pagán 10.1 125 2022 2023 31-32 9 8 3.67 10 132.1 105 17 149 547 1.149 7.1 1.2 3.2 10.1 3.17
11 Griffin Jax 10.1 276 2021 2025 26-30 23 29 4.06 15 336.2 289 43 378 1398 1.144 7.7 1.1 2.6 10.1 3.94
12 Trevor Megill 9.8 39 2022 2022 28 4 3 4.80 0 45.0 50 4 49 196 1.489 10.0 0.8 3.4 9.8 2.88
13 Grant Balfour 9.8 55 2001 2004 23-26 5 1 4.63 0 68.0 61 10 74 301 1.456 8.1 1.3 5.0 9.8 1.95
14 Juan Minaya 9.8 35 2021 2022 30-31 3 1 3.08 0 49.2 35 4 54 212 1.208 6.3 0.7 4.5 9.8 2.16
15 Caleb Thielbar 9.8 347 2013 2024 26-37 23 12 3.38 4 320.0 273 33 347 1326 1.188 7.7 0.9 3.0 9.8 3.24
16 Matt Magill 9.7 68 2018 2019 28-29 5 3 4.02 0 85.0 88 15 92 382 1.482 9.3 1.6 4.0 9.7 2.42
17 Tyler Robertson 9.7 42 2012 2013 24-25 2 2 5.54 0 26.0 22 5 28 115 1.385 7.6 1.7 4.8 9.7 2.00
18 Zach Duke 9.4 45 2018 2018 35 3 4 3.62 0 37.1 44 0 39 178 1.580 10.6 0.0 3.6 9.4 2.60
19 Kody Funderburk 9.3 77 2023 2025 26-28 7 1 4.31 2 87.2 91 7 91 391 1.471 9.3 0.7 3.9 9.3 2.39
20 Jorge Alcala 9.3 166 2019 2025 23-29 9 13 4.32 1 187.2 152 31 193 764 1.178 7.3 1.5 3.3 9.3 2.80
21 Ryan O’Rourke 9.2 54 2015 2016 27-28 0 1 4.98 0 47.0 34 6 48 198 1.255 6.5 1.1 4.8 9.2 1.92
22 Michael Tonkin 9.2 175 2013 2025 23-35 5 4 4.44 0 186.2 193 28 190 821 1.404 9.3 1.4 3.3 9.2 2.75
23 Cole Sands 9.1 157 2022 2025 24-27 13 10 4.19 8 195.2 179 21 198 834 1.206 8.2 1.0 2.6 9.1 3.47
24 Tyler Clippard 9.0 26 2020 2020 35 2 1 2.77 0 26.0 19 2 26 98 0.885 6.6 0.7 1.4 9.0 6.50
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Generated 8/16/2026.

After a year off the Arizona Fall League is back

After a year off due to COVID-19 the Arizona Fall League, major league baseball’s finishing school for the games best prospects is back and will start play on October 13. The rosters of the six teams, announced today, are once again chock full of elite-level talent. There are 17 of MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 Prospects slated to play in the AFL this year, headlined by four in the top 10.

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