Minnesota Twins outfielder Max Kepler went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in a 4-1 win over the Cleveland Indians. Kepler absolutely crushed a 3-1 fastball 444 feet into the upper deck in right field for his third homer of the season. The ball traveled at an exit velocity of 106.9 MPH, so he absolutely got all of it. The 27-year-old had a quiet few games after his Opening Day show, so perhaps this performance can get him back on the right track. Cleveland will send another ...

Minnesota Twins outfielder Max Kepler is back in the team's lineup versus Indians right-hander Shane Bieber on Thursday. The 27-year-old is back in his customary leadoff spot and playing right field after a rest day on Wednesday. Kepler hit two homers on Opening Day but is just 1-for-13 since with three strikeouts. Hopefully, the day off has allowed Kepler to refocus ahead of an important weekend series versus the rival Indians. Bieber allowed a whopping 1.30 HR/9 in 2019, so Kepler has a ...

Minnesota Twins outfielder Max Kepler and catcher Mitch Garver will both be on the bench for Wednesdays contest against the St. Louis Cardinals. Fortunately for fantasy owners, it appears to be just a regular day off for both men, with Luis Arraez slotting into the leadoff spot for Kepler, with Alex Avila behind the dish in place of Garver. Kepler opened the season in thundering fashion, homering on the first pitch that the Twins saw in 2020, but has collected just two hits since. Garver, ...

Minnesota Twins outfielder Max Kepler started his season off with a blast, two, to be exact. The 27-year-old homered twice, both solo shots, in the Twins' 10-5 Opening Day victory over the Chicago White Sox. Kepler deposited the first pitch he saw in 2020 over the right field fence, then tagged a Giolito fastball 107.5 MPH a little bit further up the right field seats his second time up. The German outfielder feasted on right-handed pitching last year, notching 27 of his career-high 36 home ...

Minnesota Twins outfielder Max Kepler went 2-for-3 with an RBI single in the fifth inning of a 5-3 victory over the Rays. Kepler had a career year last season for Minnesota, belting 36 home runs along with 98 runs scored and 90 RBI. The 27-year-old has placed in the top-10 in Fly-Ball percentage for the past two years, but a 2019 increase in his HR/FB percentage- and barrel percentage- resulted in 16 more homers than in 2018. If Kepler can keep up his elite-level barrel and HR/FB percentages as...

BALLER MOVE: Target ~110CURRENT ADP: ~133 overallANALYSIS: Many have been waiting for Max Kepler to break out since his first full season in the big leagues in 2016. While he had some decent production through his first three seasons, he finally was able to get over the hump and officially break out in 2019. He did this by slashing .252/.336/.519 with 36 HR, 90 RBI, 98 R, and 60 BB in 524 at-bats and 134 games.The 36 home runs ranked him 18th in all of baseball, and the improved on-base ...

Minnesota Twins outfielder Max Kepler (back) will make his Spring debut on Friday against the Red Sox. The Twins believe that the soreness in Kepler's back is unrelated to last year's injury, which bodes well for the 27-year-old's fantasy stock heading into the 2020 season. Kepler could score and drive in 90 runs again like he did last year, especially considering the lineup protection he may receive from newcomer Josh Donaldson.

Minnesota Twins outfielder Max Kepler has a minor back injury but is expected to play in the next few days. It doesn't sound like anything serious for the 27-year-old, who is coming off a career-year with 36 homers and a .855 OPS. He did this while missing 30 games last year, which makes his 131 ADP look pretty good at the moment. With more protection in the lineup this year, Kepler seems poised to return good value for those who invest in him.

Minnesota Twins outfielder Max Kepler broke out in a big way in 2019, almost doubling his home run output and setting career highs in runs and RBIs to finish with a line of .252-36-90-98-1. The home run increase was driven by a 41.7 Hard Hit % and a .54 increase in xSLG. However, a closer look under the hood seems to suggest that the power numbers may be a bit misleading. Despite a .519 slugging percentage, Kepler's xSLG was only .458, his xwOBA was 61st percentile, his barrel percentage rose ...

Minnesota Twins outfielder Max Kepler (shoulder), utility man Marwin Gonzalez (oblique) and second baseman Luis Arraez (ankle) are all in the starting lineup for Game 1 of the American League Division Series on Friday against Yankees lefty James Paxton. Kepler is in center field and is hitting sixth, Gonzalez is in left field and will hit seventh and Arraez is starting at the keystone and is batting ninth. All three players are coming off injuries and are in the lower half of the lineup, so ...