Day-To-Day
Injury Leg
2022 Stats
W-L
2-4
ERA
1.86
WHIP
0.98
K
89
SV
8
2023 Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Duran impressed the Twins during spring training and made the Opening Day roster as part of the bullpen. It was a role change for the career-long starter, but the rookie adapted quickly and was dominant from the outset. Duran threw a league-leading 392 pitches at 100 mph or greater while averaging a ridiculous 101 mph on his 4-seamer. He complemented his fastball with a knee buckling curve (49.7% whiff percentage) that served as his primary strikeout pitch, leading to a 33.5% strikeout rate. Duran also induced plenty of ground balls (61%) while limiting his free passes (6%) to finish with impressive ratios. With Minnesota struggling to hold leads in the late innings, Duran earned high leverage opportunities rather quickly. He tallied 18 holds on the season, but only finished with eight saves despite the upside for more. Upside is the key word, as he could be a top 5 closer in the league with full-time duties, but there's a greater chance the Twins are more flexible with his role. Read Past Outlooks

Set to pitch Thursday
Duran (leg) is scheduled to pitch in Thursday's spring training game against Toronto, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Duran took a line drive to the leg Sunday but walked away with nothing more than a bruise. There never was much concern over his injury to begin with, and Duran himself said his leg is fine. The 25-year-old reliever was dominant last season while recording eight saves alongside a 1.86 ERA and 0.98 WHIP through 67.2 innings, and he appears in line to have a similar 2023 campaign.
Duran took a line drive to the leg Sunday but walked away with nothing more than a bruise. There never was much concern over his injury to begin with, and Duran himself said his leg is fine. The 25-year-old reliever was dominant last season while recording eight saves alongside a 1.86 ERA and 0.98 WHIP through 67.2 innings, and he appears in line to have a similar 2023 campaign.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
18
Last 10 Games
19
Last 5 Games
18
How many pitches does Jhoan Duran 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+
What part of the game does Jhoan Duran generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-2%
BAA vs LHP
2022
-2%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2020vs Left | .204 | 34 | 12 | 22 | 3 | |||
Since 2020vs Right | .209 | 55 | 4 | 28 | 3 | |||
2022vs Left | .204 | 34 | 12 | 22 | 3 | |||
2022vs Right | .209 | 55 | 4 | 28 | 3 | |||
2021vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2021vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2020vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2020vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-71%
ERA at Home
2022
-71%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2020Home | 0.83 | 1.04 | 32.2 | 12.1 | 1.9 | ||||
Since 2020Away | 2.83 | 0.91 | 35.0 | 11.6 | 2.3 | ||||
2022Home | 0.83 | 1.04 | 32.2 | 12.1 | 1.9 | ||||
2022Away | 2.83 | 0.91 | 35.0 | 11.6 | 2.3 | ||||
2021Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2021Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2020Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2020Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Jhoan Duran 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
5.56K/9
11.8BB/9
2.1HR/9
0.8Fastball
100.9 mphERA
1.86WHIP
0.98BABIP
.302GB/FB
3.48Left On Base
88.5%Exit Velocity
82.5 mphBarrels/BBE
1.7%Spin Rate
2190 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
18.4%Swinging Strike
17.9%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Duran is one of Minnesota's top pitching prospects, but he threw just 16 innings last season due to elbow issues. He could contend for the major league rotation later this season, but his workload may be managed as he works his way back to form. Duran relies on a power sinker and a fastball that has touched triple digits on the radar gun, but needs to find a third pitch to complement his sinker and equally nasty splitter to stick as a starter. He could also figure into the bullpen mix and is a dark horse to close games thanks to his velocity.
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Suffers leg contusion
Duran sustained a leg contusion after being struck by a line drive during a backfield game Sunday, and manager Rocco Baldelli said the right-hander was "moving pretty well," Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.
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Having strong spring
Duran has thrown five scoreless innings with seven strikeouts and two walks this spring. He reached 101.1 mph with his fastball in his last outing Thursday.
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Throwing live BP
Duran (hamstring) threw live batting practice Sunday, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.
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Out for WBC due to hamstring
Duran bowed out of the World Baseball Classic because of a mild hamstring injury, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.
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Picks up eighth save
Duran earned the save Sunday in Cleveland, striking out two and walking one in the ninth inning of a 3-0 victory.
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