2022 Stats
W-L
4-3
ERA
3.49
WHIP
1.16
K
80
SV
1
2023 Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Thielbar continues to fly under the radar because he'll be 36 this season and is a southpaw with only one career save. If you look deeper under the hood, his resume is pretty impressive. Thielbar has pitched 242 big league innings with a respectable 3.01 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 9.6 K/9 and 2.9 BB/9. He significantly out-performed that strikeout ratio last season with a 12.1 K/9 and 15% SwStr% that was top 30 among qualfied relievers. Not to mention, Thielbar's 25.9% hard hit rate allowed and 85.9 mph average exit velocity allowed were among the best in the league. He'll reprise his role as Minnesota's top lefty reliever in 2023, and while he certainly has the skills necessary to close games, don't expect him to suddenly enter the mix for saves. Read Past Outlooks
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Agrees to terms for 2023
Thielbar signed a one-year, $2.4 million contract with the Twins on Friday to avoid arbitration, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
Thielbar has been one of the most consistent pieces of the Twins' bullpen for the past three seasons, keeping his WHIP right around the 1.15 mark. The veteran southpaw will turn 36 at the end of the month, so it's worth questioning how much left he has in the tank. But for now, a 2.42 FIP keeps him in a nice position as one of Minnesota's top relievers.
Thielbar has been one of the most consistent pieces of the Twins' bullpen for the past three seasons, keeping his WHIP right around the 1.15 mark. The veteran southpaw will turn 36 at the end of the month, so it's worth questioning how much left he has in the tank. But for now, a 2.42 FIP keeps him in a nice position as one of Minnesota's top relievers.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
15
Last 10 Games
15
Last 5 Games
14
How many pitches does Caleb Thielbar generally throw?
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121+
What part of the game does Caleb Thielbar generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-8%
BAA vs LHP
2022
Even Split
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2020vs Left | .213 | 57 | 16 | 39 | 4 | |||
| Since 2020vs Right | .232 | 121 | 31 | 81 | 9 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .225 | 25 | 9 | 18 | 1 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .226 | 55 | 9 | 33 | 4 | |||
| 2021vs Left | .214 | 26 | 4 | 18 | 3 | |||
| 2021vs Right | .242 | 51 | 16 | 37 | 5 | |||
| 2020vs Left | .158 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2020vs Right | .220 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-45%
ERA at Home
2022
-58%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2020Home | 2.43 | 1.16 | 85.1 | 10.1 | 3.1 | ||||
| Since 2020Away | 4.45 | 1.20 | 56.2 | 13.0 | 2.9 | ||||
| 2022Home | 2.25 | 1.22 | 36.0 | 10.3 | 3.5 | ||||
| 2022Away | 5.40 | 1.07 | 23.1 | 15.0 | 1.5 | ||||
| 2021Home | 2.13 | 1.00 | 38.0 | 10.7 | 2.1 | ||||
| 2021Away | 4.85 | 1.42 | 26.0 | 11.1 | 3.8 | ||||
| 2020Home | 3.97 | 1.50 | 11.1 | 7.9 | 4.8 | ||||
| 2020Away | 0.00 | 0.82 | 7.1 | 13.5 | 3.7 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Caleb Thielbar 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.
* 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
4.44K/9
12.1BB/9
2.7HR/9
0.8Fastball
92.9 mphERA
3.49WHIP
1.16BABIP
.345GB/FB
0.70Left On Base
69.4%Exit Velocity
77.2 mphBarrels/BBE
3.6%Spin Rate
2323 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
12.2%Swinging Strike
15.3%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Thielbar was a surprise success story in 2020 at age 33 and there was reason to doubt he'd repeat given his age and small sample size. However, he showed he's no fluke with an arguably better season in 2021. He improved his strikeout rate to 10.8 K/9 and reduced his walks to 2.8 BB/9. Even though he has just a 91.3 average mph fastball, he features a plus curve ball that's been one of the best in the game. That has helped him dominate left-handed batters (.606 OPS allowed to lefties last season). He'll figure into the setup mix again for Minnesota.
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Reinstated from injured list
Thielbar (hamstring) was reinstated from the 15-day injured list Wednesday, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.
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Makes rehab appearance
Thielbar (hamstring) struck out a batter over a perfect inning of relief in his rehab appearance Sunday for Triple-A St. Paul.
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Placed on injured list
Thielbar was placed on the 15-day injured list with a left hamstring strain Saturday, retroactive to July 19, Brandon Warne of Access Twins reports.
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Notches first career save
Thielbar earned a save over the Guardians on Thursday, allowing one hit and striking out one batter over two-thirds of an inning.
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Reinstated from restricted list
Thielbar was reinstated from the restricted list Monday, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
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