Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Joe Ryan tossed six innings, allowing three runs on six hits in a 10-4 win over Boston Wednesday. The 26-year-old is off to a fantastic start with a 4-0 record, a 3.24 ERA, and a 0.76 WHIP. He's thrown in 25 innings so far, striking out 29 opposing batters. Ryan is slated to start against the Yankees again Monday, and he should be productive in fantasy leagues all season long.

Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Joe Ryan tossed a gem Thursday, throwing 7 one-run innings in an 11-2 win over the New York Yankees. Ryan was extremely sharp in this one, allowing just three hits while not walking a batter. He also struck out 10 batters for the second game in a row. The 26-year-old appears to have changed his pitch mix, opting for a sweeper instead of a slider or curveball and a splitter instead of a changeup. The mix seems to be working, as Ryan is 3-0 with a 2.84 ERA, 0.63 ...

Minnesota Twins right-hander Joe Ryan has been showing off a new slider and splitter in spring training this year. Ryan's slider drew rave reviews from hitters after the first full-squad workout on Monday, and he's also featuring a new split-changeup. He allowed eight home runs among 495 sliders thrown in 2022, so he wanted to refine the pitch this offseason. The 26-year-old isn't going to blow hitters away with his fastball, so more deception on his secondary pitches is key. He also allows ...

Minnesota Twins starter Joe Ryan built on his 2021 rookie season and anchored the club's rotation this year, pitching to a 3.55 ERA and 1.10 WHIP with a 25% strikeout rate and 13 victories across 27 starts. And after posting a 3.43 FIP with a 30% strikeout rate the year prior, it seems he is on his way to becoming a fantasy ace. But Ryan doesn't have the stuff that some would expect. His fastball averaged just 92 MPH this season with a 38th-percentile spin rate, which he threw 60% of the time. ...

Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Joe Ryan hadn't allowed a hit through seven innings against the Kansas City Royals Tuesday, but he was not permitted to return to the mound for the eighth inning. Ryan walked two batters and struck out nine on 106 pitches, a number which was deemed too close to his season-high of 110 to continue the no-hit bid. On the season, Ryan has a 3.83 ERA and 1.11 WHIP with 133 strikeouts in 129 1/3 innings. He hasn't been the breakout fantasy option many predicted, ...

Minnesota Twins pitching prospect Cody Laweryson has posted impressive numbers between High-A and Double-A this season. The former 14th-round pick doesn't have a whole lot of heat behind his pitches, but he gets the job done with his off-speed offering. FanGraphs' Eric Longenhagen and Tess Taruskin put it best, writing, "Laweryson is in the 'How the hell is this guy doing this?' bucket with Joe Ryan, as he's carved High-A while sitting 89. He's great at killing spin on his changeup." Laweryson ...

The game between the New York Yankees and Minnesota Twins on Tuesday has been postponed due to the forecast of sustained inclement weather. It will be made up on Wednesday, Sept. 7, as the first game of a doubleheader, beginning at 3:05 pm ET. Right-hander Gerrit Cole was scheduled to start for the Yankees on Tuesday, with right-hander Joe Ryan opposing him for Minnesota. Fantasy managers should expect these two starters to be pushed back to the first game of the doubleheader on Wednesday. ...

Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Joe Ryan gave up a pair of runs along with two hits in 6 1/3 innings in his most recent outing against the Texas Rangers on Sunday. The right-hander also surrendered three walks and a home run against Texas but struck out six batters in an otherwise solid outing. He logged 14 swinging strikes on 88 pitches and finished with a 27% CSW rate. Overall, Ryan's four-seam fastball had eight swinging strikes, while his slider and changeup each registered three. For the ...

Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Joe Ryan got blitzed by the San Diego Padres Friday night, giving up 10 runs on eight hits and two walks in 4 2/3 innings of work, including five home runs. He struck out seven batters. The loss drops his record for the year to 7-4. This is by far the worst outing of Ryan's season and his career. It balloons his ERA and WHIP to 3.78 and 1.11, which, while still respectable, are not enough to make up for only striking out 80 batters in 85 2/3 innings. Ryan ...

The Minnesota Twins have activated starting pitcher Joe Ryan from the COVID-19 injured list. He will start Tuesday night's game against the Seattle Mariners. Ryan was on the COVID-19 injured list for the team's last 20 games. His last start came against the Kansas City Royals on May 21. The 26-year-old has been fantastic so far this year. Over eight starts, he's gone 5-2 with a 2.28 ERA and a 0.99 WHIP. He'll look to keep rolling in a favorable matchup against a Mariners team that ranks in the ...