Brooks Kriske

Brooks Kriske

31-Year-Old PitcherRP
Minnesota Twins
2025 Fantasy Outlook
There was no outlook written for Brooks Kriske in 2025. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
Signed a one-year contract with the Cubs in November of 2024. Waived by the Cubs in August of 2025. Claimed off waivers by the Twins in August of 2025.
Claimed by Minnesota
PMinnesota Twins
August 5, 2025
The Twins claimed Kriske off waivers Tuesday.
Analysis
The right-hander was designated for assignment by the Cubs over the weekend, and the Twins claimed him in order to round out their bullpen coming out of the trade deadline. Kriske delivered six scoreless frames with a 4:5 K:BB with Chicago and has a 3.13 ERA at the Triple-A level this season.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
21
Last 10 Games
21
Last 5 Games
19
How many pitches does Brooks Kriske generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
What part of the game does Brooks Kriske generally pitch?
 
 
 
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Extra
% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-61%
BAA vs RHP
2025
 
 
-43%
BAA vs RHP
2024
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2023
 
 
-100%
BAA vs RHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2023vs Left .297 43 6 4 11 3 0 2
Since 2023vs Right .115 33 10 7 3 1 0 0
2025vs Left .308 28 4 1 8 3 0 0
2025vs Right .176 23 6 6 3 1 0 0
2024vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Left .273 15 2 3 3 0 0 2
2023vs Right .000 10 4 1 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-51%
ERA on Road
2025
 
 
-19%
ERA on Road
2024
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2023
 
 
-100%
ERA on Road
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2023Home 5.56 1.32 11.1 0 1 0 7.9 5.6 1.6
Since 2023Away 2.70 1.50 6.2 0 0 0 8.1 5.4 0.0
2025Home 5.14 1.29 7.0 0 1 0 9.0 3.9 0.0
2025Away 4.15 2.08 4.1 0 0 0 6.2 8.3 0.0
2024Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Home 6.23 1.38 4.1 0 0 0 6.2 8.3 4.2
2023Away 0.00 0.43 2.1 0 0 0 11.6 0.0 0.0
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Stat Review
How does Brooks Kriske compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
1.43
 
K/9
7.9
 
BB/9
5.6
 
HR/9
0.0
 
Fastball
93.6 mph
 
ERA
4.76
 
WHIP
1.59
 
BABIP
.334
 
GB/FB
1.18
 
Left On Base
66.7%
 
Exit Velocity
82.1 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
3.3%
 
Spin Rate
1651 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
25.0%
 
Swinging Strike
9.4%
 
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DFA'd by Cubs
PChicago Cubs
August 2, 2025
The Cubs designated Kriske for assignment Saturday, Taylor McGregor of Marquee Sports Network reports.
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Continues strong start with Cubs
PChicago Cubs
July 23, 2025
Kriske tossed two scoreless innings of relief in Wednesday's 8-4 loss to the Royals. He allowed a hit and two walks while striking out one.
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Selected from Triple-A
PChicago Cubs
July 12, 2025
The Cubs selected Kriske's contract from Triple-A Iowa on Saturday, Patrick Mooney of The Athletic reports.
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Sent to Iowa
PChicago Cubs
June 5, 2025
The Cubs outrighted Kriske to Triple-A Iowa on Thursday.
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Designated for assignment
PChicago Cubs
May 29, 2025
The Cubs designated Kriske for assignment Thursday.
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