Jeff Hoffman
- Minnesota’s roster as it stands late-inning relief · 58 IP · 0.6 WAR in the role
- Injured list 2026: Right forearm inflammation (Sep 23–Sep 28)
- Trade read Available at a price: MIN sits near the seller line (27% playoff odds, within a projected win of 30%); control through 2027.
Pitching · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB pitchers with 500+ pitches · 1,211 pitches
Arsenal & Pitch Lab
Movement normalized to arm side · Keystone Stuff by pitch
| Pitch | Use | Velo | IVB | HB | Stuff | Loc | Whiff | xRV/100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slider45% use | 45% | 86.5 | −1.2 | −3.2 | 103 | 91 | 51% | +1.78 |
| Four-seam31% use | 31% | 96.4 | 16.2 | +13.8 | 109 | 95 | 25% | −0.29 |
| Splitter20% use | 20% | 89.4 | 2.1 | +15.2 | 103 | 97 | 33% | +0.37 |
| Sinker4% use | 4% | 96.1 | 13.2 | +16.0 | 102 | 83 | 25% | −1.56 |
Built from his own fastball (96.4 mph) plus the typical shape 34 pitchers with his slot (33°) throw: a sweeper around 85.1 mph, 3.4″ rise, −7.5″ arm-side. On the same model it grades +9 against his slider, the pitch with the same job (+1 to +24 across the production and three cross-fit models), about 113 on his slider’s scale; the comps’ own sweepers grade 113 at the median, so that sits above 47% of them. The fits disagree, so it isn’t queued.
Most similar pitchers
Pitches like Hoffman: same hand, shape, slot and mix
| Similarity | Player | Stuff | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Bryan Abreu HOU · ’97 | 109 | −0.3 | 0.6 | Free agent |
| 41 | George Soriano STL · ’99 | 100 | −0.3 | −0.3 | Pre-arb |
| 41 | Jonathan Bowlan PHI · ’96 | 114 | 0.8 | 0.5 | Pre-arb |
| 40 | Luis Medina ATH · ’99 | 103 | 0.9 | 0.6 | Arb |
| 39 | Andrés Muñoz SEA · ’99 | 122 | 0.8 | 1.0 | Club option $8.0M |
Same-handed pitchers nearest on fastball velocity and shape, arm angle, extension, pitch mix, secondary shapes, Stuff, whiff rate and workload. 2026 regulars only.
Pitch locations · 2026
Where each pitch finishes, by batter side
Where each pitch finishes, catcher’s view. The bar marks the batter’s side; the box is an average strike zone. Pitches with 40+ thrown to this side.
Contract & projection
Club control (RosterResource) · Keystone projected WAR