Tag: Matt Magill

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.

How about this guy?
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.

As the trade deadline approaches

Derek Falvey and Thad Levine

Some time ago I saw that Derek Falvey was quoted as saying and I translate loosely here that-

At the trade deadline you are required to make some moves. If you are out of the race you should make some trades to improve your team by acquiring young talent. If you are in the race you need to make some moves to make your team better for the push to the play-offs and beyond. Standing-pat is not an option.

To me that makes perfect sense and I don’t know why every team does not do this. Now in the next handful of days we will see if Falvey and his partner-in-crime Thad Levine will walk their talk. The Twins are surely in the race and since no team is perfect, there is always room for improvement. Pitching is always in demand and the Twins bullpen has been purged lately of relievers Adalberto Mejia, Mike Morin, Matt Magill and Blake Parker. The starting rotation is starting to wobble as of late and the Twins could use an ace to lead their rotation and take some pressure off Jose Berrios.

Luis Arraez

But as the old saying goes, you have to give up something to get something and that is always tough. Personally I have no issue with trading prospects for a proven commodity that will stay in your organization. I am not a fan of trading for a short-term rental player. Having said that, I would not consider trading a number one overall pick like Royce Lewis. Keep in mind though that there are always new and better prospects. Prospects don’t always come to fruition and players you did not see as a prospect develop over-night and become big leaguers.

There are also certain players like Luis Arraez that I wouldn’t trade unless the deal was a real steal. Arraez is the kind of player that the Twins need in the long run, a young guy that can get on base, the Twins don’t have many of these kinds of players and they don’t come around often. 

The next week or so will be interesting for sure, bring it on Mr. Falvey and Mr. Levine.