2025 Stats
W-L
1-2
ERA
2.50
WHIP
1.33
K
13
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Topa will look to re-establish himself as a key setup man after essentially a lost season. He began 2024 on the injured list due to left patellar tendinitis and then suffered a small tear in his left patellar tendon while rehabbing in late May. Topa finally returned to throw 2.1 innings in September. He throws a bowling-ball sinker that can reach the high 90-mph range and his slider can be a swing-and-miss weapon. He generated a 56.7% groundball rate that was in the 94th percentile in 2023. He still holds some promise as a setup man if he can shake his injury woes from last year. Read Past Outlooks
Serving as opener Saturday
Topa will serve as the Twins' opening pitcher in Saturday's game against Atlanta, Phil Miller of The Minnesota Star Tribune reports.
ANALYSIS
Topa has given up just one run in 6.2 innings this season, and he'll now be tasked with facing the top of Atlanta's lineup Saturday in what will be the first start of his major-league career. The 34-year-old righty will likely remain in the game for just one inning before turning the game over to Simeon Woods Richardson, who is due to pitch in bulk relief.
Topa has given up just one run in 6.2 innings this season, and he'll now be tasked with facing the top of Atlanta's lineup Saturday in what will be the first start of his major-league career. The 34-year-old righty will likely remain in the game for just one inning before turning the game over to Simeon Woods Richardson, who is due to pitch in bulk relief.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
17
Last 10 Games
16
Last 5 Games
18
How many pitches does Justin Topa 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 Justin Topa generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-5%
BAA vs LHP
2025
-23%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .229 | 27 | 14 | 27 | 2 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .242 | 49 | 11 | 52 | 2 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .280 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .217 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .200 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .216 | 23 | 10 | 19 | 2 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .253 | 38 | 8 | 42 | 2 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-11%
ERA on Road
2025
-3%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 2.66 | 1.25 | 44.0 | 9.0 | 2.5 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 2.38 | 1.08 | 45.1 | 6.4 | 2.6 | ||||
| 2025Home | 2.53 | 1.13 | 10.2 | 7.6 | 1.7 | ||||
| 2025Away | 2.45 | 1.64 | 7.1 | 4.9 | 6.1 | ||||
| 2024Home | 0.00 | 0.43 | 2.1 | 7.7 | 0.0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023Home | 2.90 | 1.35 | 31.0 | 9.6 | 2.9 | ||||
| 2023Away | 2.37 | 0.97 | 38.0 | 6.6 | 1.9 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Justin Topa 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
1.86K/9
6.5BB/9
3.5HR/9
0.0Fastball
93.8 mphERA
2.50WHIP
1.33BABIP
.310GB/FB
1.44Left On Base
66.7%Exit Velocity
81.9 mphBarrels/BBE
2.7%Spin Rate
2259 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
28.8%Swinging Strike
6.1%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2024
2021
With two Tommy John surgeries and only 18.1 major league innings on his resume, Topa looked healthy during spring training after Seattle acquired him via trade last January. The 32-year-old didn't break camp with the Mariners, but he was recalled early in the season and given opportunities to pitch in a setup role. With health prevailing, Topa pitched a career-high 69 innings across 75 appearances (T-2nd among relievers) and finished with 5 wins, 3 saves and 24 holds (T-11th). With a sinker-heavy approach (-8 degree launch angle on batted balls), the right-hander generated a 56.7% groundball rate that was in the 94th percentile. He also implemented a successful cutter against left-handed batters. Topa figures to open 2024 as one of Minnesota's primary setup men after a January trade from Seattle and is a solid target in leagues that count holds, but don't dismiss the health risks that come along with clicking his name in the draft room.
More Fantasy News
Returns to action
Topa (shoulder) worked one inning of relief in Monday's 4-2 Grapefruit League loss to the Pirates, striking out two while giving up an earned run on one hit.
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Slated to pitch Monday
Topa (shoulder) is scheduled to pitch in Monday's Grapefruit League game against the Pirates, Bobby Nightengale of The Minnesota Star Tribune reports.
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Throws bullpen session
Topa (shoulder) threw a bullpen session Tuesday, the Minnesota Star Tribune reports.
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Won't need MRI on shoulder
Topa is dealing with right shoulder tightness, but he has not needed an MRI, the Minnesota Star Tribune reports.
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Dealing with shoulder discomfort
Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said that Topa was removed from Wednesday's Grapefruit League game against the Orioles due to right shoulder tightness, Bobby Nightengale of The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
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