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Mitch Garver CTwins |
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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 28)
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WARP Summary
MLB Statistics
| YEAR | TEAM | AGE | G | PA | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | HBP | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | DRC+ | DRAA | BRR | FRAA | BWARP |
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| 2017 | MIN | 26 | 23 | 52 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .196 | .288 | .348 | 71 | -1.7 | 0.2 | -1.0 | -0.1 |
| 2018 | MIN | 27 | 102 | 335 | 81 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 72 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .268 | .335 | .414 | 100 | 0.9 | -1.3 | -8.6 | 0.5 |
| 2019 | MIN | 28 | 93 | 359 | 85 | 16 | 1 | 31 | 41 | 87 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .365 | .630 | 149 | 24.6 | -0.7 | 4.7 | 4.4 |
| Career | 218 | 746 | 175 | 36 | 6 | 38 | 76 | 174 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .266 | .346 | .511 | 121 | 23.8 | -1.8 | -4.9 | 4.8 | ||
Statistics for All Levels
'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.Minor league stats are currently shown —Click to hide.
| YEAR | Team | Lg | LG | G | PA | oppAVG | oppOBP | oppSLG | BABIP | BPF | BRAA | repLVL | POS_ADJ | DRC+ | DRC+ SD | FRAA | BRR | DRAA | BWARP |
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| 2013 | ELZ | Rk | APP | 56 | 225 | .242 | .312 | .351 | .276 | 100 | -1.4 | 6.9 | -0.8 | 117 | 0 | 0.9 | -2.8 | -3.7 | 0.1 |
| 2014 | CDR | A | MID | 120 | 504 | .254 | .321 | .373 | .320 | 99 | 33.3 | 14.4 | 0.3 | 162 | 0 | 1.1 | -0.9 | 25.7 | 4.2 |
| 2015 | FTM | A+ | FSL | 127 | 520 | .248 | .312 | .338 | .287 | 94 | 8.9 | 14.0 | 1.8 | 123 | 0 | -1.0 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
| 2015 | SCO | Wnt | AFL | 12 | 47 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .400 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 2016 | CHT | AA | SOU | 95 | 407 | .252 | .321 | .369 | .305 | 103 | 6.5 | 11.0 | -0.3 | 114 | 0 | 6.4 | 0.3 | -1.4 | 1.7 |
| 2016 | ROC | AAA | INT | 22 | 84 | .251 | .310 | .371 | .436 | 101 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 126 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.5 |
| 2016 | SUR | Wnt | AFL | 19 | 77 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .245 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 2017 | MIN | MLB | AL | 23 | 52 | .261 | .336 | .440 | .290 | 109 | -2.6 | 1.5 | -0.1 | 71 | 12 | -1.0 | 0.2 | -1.7 | -0.1 |
| 2017 | ROC | AAA | INT | 88 | 372 | .258 | .326 | .389 | .347 | 96 | 24.1 | 11.0 | 4.1 | 165 | 0 | 4.6 | 0.2 | 24.7 | 4.4 |
| 2018 | MIN | MLB | AL | 102 | 335 | .251 | .322 | .415 | .330 | 105 | 1.6 | 9.4 | 4.4 | 100 | 11 | -8.6 | -1.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 |
| 2019 | MIN | MLB | AL | 93 | 359 | .253 | .323 | .443 | .277 | 100 | 28.1 | 10.8 | 5.7 | 149 | 9 | 4.7 | -0.7 | 24.6 | 4.4 |
| 2019 | PEN | AA | SOU | 3 | 9 | .219 | .300 | .318 | .167 | 100 | -1.8 | 0.2 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.5 | 0.0 |
Statistics For All Levels
Minor league stats are currently shown —Click to hide.| Year | Team | lvl | LG | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | ISO | SF | SH |
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| 2013 | ELZ | Rk | APP | 225 | 202 | 16 | 49 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 74 | 30 | 19 | 31 | 0 | 0 | .243 | .313 | .366 | .124 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | CDR | A | MID | 504 | 430 | 65 | 128 | 29 | 1 | 16 | 207 | 79 | 61 | 65 | 7 | 5 | .298 | .399 | .481 | .184 | 1 | |
| 2015 | SCO | Wnt | AFL | 47 | 41 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .317 | .404 | .512 | .195 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | FTM | A+ | FSL | 520 | 433 | 46 | 106 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 144 | 58 | 69 | 82 | 5 | 3 | .245 | .356 | .333 | .088 | 8 | 0 |
| 2016 | CHT | AA | SOU | 407 | 358 | 44 | 92 | 25 | 0 | 11 | 150 | 66 | 43 | 86 | 1 | 3 | .257 | .334 | .419 | .162 | 5 | 0 |
| 2016 | SUR | Wnt | AFL | 77 | 70 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 1 | .229 | .299 | .457 | .229 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | ROC | AAA | INT | 84 | 76 | 6 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | .329 | .381 | .434 | .105 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | ROC | AAA | INT | 372 | 320 | 56 | 93 | 29 | 0 | 17 | 173 | 45 | 50 | 85 | 2 | 0 | .291 | .387 | .541 | .250 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | MIN | MLB | AL | 52 | 46 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | .196 | .288 | .348 | .152 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | MIN | MLB | AL | 335 | 302 | 38 | 81 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 125 | 45 | 29 | 72 | 0 | 0 | .268 | .335 | .414 | .146 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | PEN | AA | SOU | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .111 | .111 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | MIN | MLB | AL | 359 | 311 | 70 | 85 | 16 | 1 | 31 | 196 | 67 | 41 | 87 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .365 | .630 | .357 | 2 | 0 |
Plate Discipline
| YEAR | Pits | Zone% | Swing% | Contact% | Z-Swing% | O-Swing% | Z-Contact% | O-Contact% | SwStr% | CSAA |
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| 2017 | 219 | 0.5616 | 0.3927 | 0.7907 | 0.5285 | 0.2188 | 0.8462 | 0.6190 | 0.2093 | 0.0000 |
| 2018 | 1372 | 0.5313 | 0.3856 | 0.7656 | 0.5501 | 0.1991 | 0.8304 | 0.5625 | 0.2344 | 0.0000 |
| 2019 | 1501 | 0.4790 | 0.3444 | 0.7640 | 0.5243 | 0.1790 | 0.8674 | 0.4857 | 0.2360 | 0.0000 |
| Career | 3092 | 0.5081 | 0.3661 | 0.7666 | 0.5360 | 0.1907 | 0.8495 | 0.5292 | 0.2334 | 0.0000 |
Injury History — No longer being updated | Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET |
| Date On | Date Off | Transaction | Days | Games | Side | Body Part | Injury | Severity | Surgery Date | Reaggravation |
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| 2014-09-04 | - | Minors | - | - | - | Not Disclosed | - | |||
| 2014-06-25 | 2014-07-05 | Minors | 10 | 0 | - | Head | Concussion | - |
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2019 Preseason Forecast | Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET |
| PCT | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | DRC+ | VORP | FRAA | WARP |
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| 90o | 59 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | .288 | .362 | .462 | 127 | 0.0 | C -2, | 0.0 | ||
| 80o | 39 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .265 | .342 | .412 | 119 | 0.0 | C -1, | 0.0 | ||
| 70o | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .333 | .455 | 114 | 0.0 | C -1, | 0.0 | ||
| 60o | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .333 | .364 | 109 | 0.0 | C 0, | 0.0 | ||
| 50o | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 104 | 0.0 | C 0, | 0.0 | ||
| Weighted Mean | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | 106 | 0.0 | C 0, | 0.0 |
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BP Articles
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| 2021-04-30 13:00:00 (link to chat) | Mitch Garver for 2021? With Ryan Jeffers sent down, does Mitch click finally? (ironcityguys from daBurgh) | I'd say Garver clicked in 2019, then the league adjusted and he has yet to adjust back. He has plus power and a clearer path to regular playing time. His approach needs work, and all those strikeouts are not necessarily tied to an inability to make contact. Garver has started to be a bit more aggressive (last year he only swing at 6% first pitches like he was playing machine pitch). Ultimately, he likely is a three-true-outcomes bat, which is perfectly fine at catcher as long as the strikeouts do not overwhelm him. (Jesse Roche) |
| 2020-09-23 13:00:00 (link to chat) | What do you make of Mitch Garver's 2020? Do you just wipe out his struggles in future projections, and see this as mostly injuries/small sample size? (ironcityguys from daBurgh) | I think you can pretty safely set 2020 aside for the timebeing, but admittedly I've never been a big believer so some part of me wants to say this confirms my pre-existing bias. That's unfair, though, and I expect him to be a functional major leaguer, if not the star he looked like in 2019. I think 2018 is probably a fair expectation. (Craig Goldstein) |
| 2019-09-04 13:00:00 (link to chat) | What changes did Mitch Garver make that allowed him to be a top 50/100 hitter in the Majors this season? Is this level sustainable? (ironcityguys from urban area) | Ah, you must have a thing for Twins catchers. Reallllly like Garver.
That dude has one of more compact swings I've seen this season. It always had that short, sweet potential dating back to last season, but what I've seen is his ability to keep his hands inside the ball and explode his wrists through fastballs and guide his barrel in a way that he simply didn't last season. Also, his discipline at the plate is just different. Garver kills fastballs and with his quick hands and newfound barrel control - yes, I think this is sustainable. (Tyler Oringer) |
| 2019-07-01 12:00:00 (link to chat) | Rest of the season for a deep fantasy points league...? Mitch Garver or Josh Pheagley? I like Garver but I am worried about is at bats with Castro and Willians. (edwar288 from Minneapolis) | I guess I'd bet on Garver's upside, which man our words strung together in an order I never expected to use. (Jeffrey Paternostro) |
| 2019-06-26 13:00:00 (link to chat) | What do we do with Buster Posey at this point? I've started Mitch Garver over him every game I could to this point, should Posey just be dropped? I will need the roster spot when Caleb Smith comes back. 1 catcher dynasty league, if that helps. (Alex from Austin) | It depends a bit on league size and I don't think I'm to the point of dropping Posey yet, but it's getting uncomfortably close. (Craig Goldstein) |
| 2019-04-17 13:00:00 (link to chat) | Who Is worth more at the end of the season, Austin Barnes or Mitch Garver? (Alex from Austin) | The change in my wallet.
If I have to bet I'll take Barnes, but I would also not bet on guys who should be backup catcher if I could avoid it. (Craig Goldstein) |
| 2018-11-28 13:00:00 (link to chat) | Is it reasonable to hope Willians Astudillo becomes the starting catcher for a big-league team? I mean I know it's reasonable to hope for that, obviously, but is it reasonable to believe in it? (cooldude from Mpls) | (sorry had to look up a couple numbers) I think the greatest barrier to him becoming a *regular* catcher is workload. In 2016 he started 73 games behind the plate for the Mississippi Braves (Atlanta's nickname uniformity is *so* unfun) so he has never gotten a ton of reps there. But catch a lot? Sure. I mean, look at the Twins. Jason Castro turns 32 in June, strikes out in a quarter of his plate appearances, and hasn't been a league-average hitter since 2013. Mitch Garver was, well, not great defensively last year. I don't think Astudillo will supplant Castro (unless Castro hits .143 again) but I expect him to catch at least once a week for Minnesota. Third base is another opportunity, given that who knows what Miguel Sano is at this point. The current stathead cause celebre should get his reps next year, if not in Minnesota, than elsewhere. His combination of defensive versatility and ability to make contact should safeguard it. (Rob Mains) |
| 2017-01-06 13:00:00 (link to chat) | Hi, thanks for your great work. I'm excited about the new BP team and for baseball to start!
I'm looking for a catching prospect I can target. I'm at least 2 years away from competing in my dynasty league (2 C league) so i can take a risk if needed (not that catching isn't risky, but you know what I mean).
Caratini, Zach Collins, Mitch Garver, Bruce Maxwell, Josmil Pinto, Keibert Ruiz, and Jose Trevino are all on my waiver / draft board.
Which of those guys (or someone else) do you think could not murder my team, or maybe even contribute!, and will stay a C?
Thanks for any input. (madjockmcferson (simon mcpherson) from Norton, MA) | Literally have not seen Josmil Pinto's name in a while. How deep is this dynasty league. Collins is the guy to target, he may not end up a catcher long term (it wasn't easy to find people who thought he'd stick when doing the White Sox stuff), but if he does the offensive potential here smokes everyone else.
As for the rest, a lot of people asked about Maxwell on the A's list, and I think he is a better real life player than fantasy. Graver has some helium off the AFL, but he is also blocked now, and I think he's similar to Maxwell. Trevino you are betting on High Desert performance being real, which, don't do that. Keibert Ruiz is significantly more than two years awa...yeah just take Collins and hope you don't end up with a first baseman. (Jeffrey Paternostro) |
| 2016-09-08 19:00:00 (link to chat) | Can you squint and see Mitch Garver as Twins' catcher of the future? (jdmurphy from Rochester NY) | At 25-years-old, I don't think he has a chance to be an everyday catcher, no. Historically speaking, catchers have strange aging curves and sometimes it takes awhile for them to develop, but I think it's more realistic that Garver carves out a role as a backup catcher. (George Bissell) |
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Advanced Catching Metrics
| Year | lvl | CSAA | Framing Runs | Blocking Chances | EPAA | Blocking Runs | SB Attempts | SRAA | TRAA | Throwing Runs | FRAA Adj. | FRAA |
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| 2014 | afx | .000 | 0.0 | 2573 | .000 | -0.1 | 57 | -.009 | -.003 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.1 |
| 2015 | afa | .000 | 0.0 | 3095 | .000 | 0.0 | 67 | -.032 | -.005 | 1.4 | 1.1 | -1.0 |
| 2016 | aaa | .002 | 0.3 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 | 9 | -.001 | .000 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
| 2016 | aax | .014 | 6.6 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 | 40 | -.047 | -.002 | 1.1 | 7.6 | 6.4 |
| 2017 | mlb | -.018 | -0.9 | 237 | .001 | -0.1 | 4 | .010 | .000 | 0.0 | -1.0 | -1.0 |
| 2017 | aaa | .005 | 3.3 | 2582 | .001 | -0.9 | 40 | -.015 | -.001 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 4.6 |
| 2018 | mlb | -.010 | -8.2 | 3668 | .000 | 0.2 | 46 | .013 | .003 | -0.4 | -8.5 | -8.6 |
| 2019 | aax | .001 | 0.0 | 29 | .000 | 0.0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | mlb | .006 | 4.2 | 3270 | .000 | -0.3 | 28 | .022 | -.002 | -0.4 | 3.3 | 4.7 |
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