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A.J. Minter

Twins
Number #33
Position RP
Bats L
Throws L
Age 33
Height 6' 0"
Weight 215 lbs
Birth Place Tyler, TX
Born Sep 2, 1993

Key Insights

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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on

Minter's cutter averages 89.0 mph, and has touched 93.0.

375 thrown, 55.4% of his pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice

Minter releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 29 degrees above horizontal and 2.3 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.

677 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's

Minter's changeup moves 14.7 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.

87 thrown, averaging 86.5 mph.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count

Minter puts 64.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 34.2% when he is ahead.

174 located pitches behind, 184 ahead.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Minter's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.8 mph, against 83.2 off his changeup.

186 and 87 of them thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see

Minter's 4-seam fastball carries 14.4 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.

186 thrown, averaging 93.5 mph.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

Catcher's Perspective • Pitch movement relative to a spinless ball

Player Bio Data
DOB Sep 2, 1993
Birth Place Tyler, TX
Height 6' 0"
Weight 215 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws L/L
College/Draft Texas A&M