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Jhoan Duran On Tap For A Big 2025
2 days agoMinnesota Twins relief pitcher Jhoan Duran should be the top high-leverage arm in their bullpen and earn 25+ saves. There are several really good arms in the Minnesota bullpen, including Griffin Jax, Cole Sands, and Brock Stewart, who all could get save chances that steal saves from Duran. Manager Rocco Baldelli has shown he will use anyone at any time. However Duran has an above-average 28.9%K% and pairs that with a whopping 61.7% groundball rate, good for the 99th percentile in major league baseball. The veteran throws a four-seamer, a split-finger, and a curveball as part of a three-pitch repertoire. In 2024, Duran had six wins, a 3.64 ERA, a 1.16 WHIP, 23 saves, and 66 strikeouts in 54 innings. His current ADP of 79 shows him as one of the top ten closers on draft boards this winter. That should continue to be the case moving into the spring, despite concerns that he could lose opportunities to other pitchers in the Minnesota bullpen.
