Joe Ryan or Nestor Cortes Jr.
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| Joe Ryan SP - MIN  | Nestor Cortes Jr. SP - FA  | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 12 | ‐ |
| Games Started | 12 | ‐ |
| Innings Pitched | 64.1 | ‐ |
| Wins | 3 | ‐ |
| Losses | 3 | ‐ |
| Saves | 0 | ‐ |
| Blown Saves | 0 | ‐ |
| Holds | 0 | ‐ |
| Hits Allowed | 46 | ‐ |
| Earned Runs | 21 | ‐ |
| Home Runs Allowed | 4 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 70 | ‐ |
| Walks | 14 | ‐ |
| ERA | 2.94 | ‐ |
| WHIP | 0.93 | ‐ |
| Joe Ryan SP - MIN | Nestor Cortes Jr. SP - FA | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 29 | 8 |
| Games Started | 29 | 7 |
| Innings Pitched | 165.6 | 41.6 |
| Wins | 11 | 2 |
| Losses | 9 | 2 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 143 | 39 |
| Earned Runs | 67 | 22 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 25 | 7 |
| Strikeouts | 182 | 36 |
| Walks | 39 | 13 |
| ERA | 3.64 | 4.71 |
| WHIP | 1.09 | 1.25 |
| Joe Ryan SP - MIN | Nestor Cortes Jr. SP - FA | |
| News | ||
| Joe Ryan allowed two earned runs on five hits and no walks while striking out nine over 7.2 innings in Tuesday's win over the White Sox. Matthew Adam Wed, May 27th | ||
| Joe Ryan allowed one earned run on four hits and no walks while striking out nine over six innings in Wednesday's win over the Astros. Matthew Adam Thu, May 21st | ||
| Joe Ryan allowed one earned run on four hits and one walk while striking out seven over six innings in Friday's 3-2 loss to the Brewers. Matthew Adam Sat, May 16th | ||
| Joe Ryan allowed one earned run on two hits and three walks while striking out five over six innings in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Guardians. Matthew Adam Sun, May 10th | ||
| Joe Ryan is expected to start on Saturday for the Twins against the Guardians. Ari Koslow Wed, May 6th | ||
| Notes | ||
| Joe Ryan took a clear step forward in 2025, pairing a career-high workload (171 IP) with a 28.2% strikeout rate and his best ERA+ (125), supported by strong underlying indicators like a .218 opponent AVG and elite command (5.7% BB%). His four-seam-heavy profile still carries home run risk, but improved batted-ball suppression and a near-5.0 K/BB ratio helped stabilize his ratios year over year. The 2026 projections continue to view Ryan as a reliable mid-rotation fantasy anchor with above-average strikeouts and solid WHIP, even if he doesn't quite reach ace-level ceilings. At age 30 with a stable role and skills trending positively, Ryan profiles as a dependable SP2 who's safer than his draft cost suggests. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros | ||
| Joe Ryan SP - MIN | Nestor Cortes Jr. SP - FA | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | @ BAL | Trevor Rogers (2-6) | #88 | |||
| Sat, Mar 28th | @ BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #50 | |||
| Sun, Mar 29th | @ BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #83 | |||
| Mon, Mar 30th | @ KC | Kris Bubic (3-2) | #77 | |||
| Wed, Apr 1st | @ KC | Noah Cameron (2-4) | #97 | |||
| Thu, Apr 2nd | @ KC | Cole Ragans (1-4) | #47 | |||
| Fri, Apr 3rd | vs TB | Joe Boyle (0-1) | #164 | |||
| Sat, Apr 4th | vs TB | Steven Matz (4-2) | #91 | |||
| Sun, Apr 5th | vs TB | Nick Martinez (4-1) | #75 | |||
| Mon, Apr 6th | vs DET | Casey Mize (2-3) | #54 | |||
| Tue, Apr 7th | vs DET | Tarik Skubal (3-2) | #4 | |||
| Wed, Apr 8th | vs DET | Framber Valdez (2-3) | #25 | |||
| Thu, Apr 9th | vs DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #70 | |||
| Fri, Apr 10th | @ TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #225 | |||
| Sat, Apr 11th | @ TOR | Eric Lauer (2-5) | #263 | |||
| Sun, Apr 12th | @ TOR | Max Scherzer (1-3) | #142 | |||
| Mon, Apr 13th | vs BOS | Garrett Crochet (3-3) | #6 | |||
| Tue, Apr 14th | vs BOS | Sonny Gray (5-1) | #29 | |||
| Wed, Apr 15th | vs BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #99 | |||
| Fri, Apr 17th | vs CIN | Brandon Williamson (2-3) | #371 | |||
| Sat, Apr 18th | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #102 | |||
| Sun, Apr 19th | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-4) | #145 | |||
| Tue, Apr 21st | @ NYM | Nolan McLean (2-4) | #30 | |||
| Wed, Apr 22nd | @ NYM | Clay Holmes (4-4) | #167 | |||
| Thu, Apr 23rd | @ NYM | Christian Scott (0-0) | #105 | |||
| Fri, Apr 24th | @ TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-1) | #21 | |||
| Sat, Apr 25th | @ TB | Shane McClanahan (5-2) | #23 | |||
| Sun, Apr 26th | @ TB | Griffin Jax (1-3) | #48 | |||
| Mon, Apr 27th | vs SEA | Luis Castillo (1-5) | #46 | |||
| Tue, Apr 28th | vs SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 | |||
| Wed, Apr 29th | vs SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #15 | |||
| Thu, Apr 30th | vs TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #20 | |||
| Fri, May 1st | vs TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #225 | |||
| Sat, May 2nd | vs TOR | Dylan Cease (3-3) | #16 | |||
| Sun, May 3rd | vs TOR | Trey Yesavage (2-2) | #41 | |||
| Tue, May 5th | @ WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #90 | |||
| Wed, May 6th | @ WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-4) | #216 | |||
| Thu, May 7th | @ WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #198 | |||
| Fri, May 8th | @ CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #52 | |||
| Sat, May 9th | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #37 | |||
| Sun, May 10th | @ CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 | |||
| Tue, May 12th | vs MIA | Eury Perez (3-6) | #60 | |||
| Wed, May 13th | vs MIA | Max Meyer (5-0) | #71 | |||
| Thu, May 14th | vs MIA | Braxton Garrett (0-1) | #149 | |||
| Fri, May 15th | vs MIL | Coleman Crow (0-0) | #191 | |||
| Sat, May 16th | vs MIL | Logan Henderson (2-1) | #61 | |||
| Sun, May 17th | vs MIL | Robert Gasser (0-1) | #185 | |||
| Mon, May 18th | vs HOU | Tatsuya Imai (2-2) | #159 | |||
| Tue, May 19th | vs HOU | Jason Alexander (1-1) | #331 | |||
| Wed, May 20th | vs HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #129 | |||
| Fri, May 22nd | @ BOS | Payton Tolle (2-2) | #89 | |||
| Sat, May 23rd | @ BOS | Jovani Moran (0-2) | #183 | |||
| Sun, May 24th | @ BOS | Sonny Gray (5-1) | #29 | |||
| Mon, May 25th | @ CWS | Anthony Kay (4-1) | #182 | |||
| Tue, May 26th | @ CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #140 | |||
| Wed, May 27th | @ CWS | David Sandlin (1-0) | #213 | |||
| Thu, May 28th | @ CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 | |||
| Fri, May 29th | @ PIT | Jared Jones | #74 | |||
| Sat, May 30th | @ PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #98 | |||
| Sun, May 31st | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #49 | |||
| Mon, Jun 1st | vs CWS | David Sandlin (1-0) | #213 | |||
| Tue, Jun 2nd | vs CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 | |||
| Wed, Jun 3rd | vs CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #357 | |||
| Thu, Jun 4th | vs KC | Seth Lugo (2-4) | #108 | |||
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs KC | Michael Wacha (4-2) | #82 | |||
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs KC | Luinder Avila | ||||
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs KC | Noah Cameron (2-4) | #97 | |||
| Tue, Jun 9th | @ DET | |||||
| Wed, Jun 10th | @ DET | |||||
| Thu, Jun 11th | @ DET | |||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | vs STL | |||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | vs STL | |||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | vs STL | |||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | @ TEX | |||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | @ TEX | |||||
| Thu, Jun 18th | @ TEX | |||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | @ ARI | |||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | @ ARI | |||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | @ ARI | |||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | vs LAD | |||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | vs LAD | |||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | vs LAD | |||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | vs COL | |||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | vs COL | |||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | vs COL | |||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | @ HOU | |||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | @ HOU | |||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | @ HOU | |||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | @ NYY | |||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | @ NYY | |||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | @ NYY | |||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | vs CLE | |||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | vs CLE | |||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | vs CLE | |||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | vs LAA | |||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | vs LAA | |||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | vs LAA | |||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | @ CHC | |||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | @ CHC | |||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | @ CHC | |||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | @ CLE | |||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | @ CLE | |||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | @ CLE | |||||
| Thu, Jul 23rd | @ CLE | |||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | vs ATH | |||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | vs ATH | |||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | vs ATH | |||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | vs KC | |||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | vs KC | |||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | vs KC | |||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | @ SEA | |||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | @ SEA | |||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | @ SEA | |||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | @ KC | |||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | @ KC | |||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | @ KC | |||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ MIL | |||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ MIL | |||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ MIL | |||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | vs BAL | |||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | vs BAL | |||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | vs BAL | |||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | vs PHI | |||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs PHI | |||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs PHI | |||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | vs ATL | |||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | vs ATL | |||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | vs ATL | |||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ SD | |||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ SD | |||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ SD | |||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | @ ATH | |||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | @ ATH | |||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | @ ATH | |||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | vs CWS | |||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | vs CWS | |||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | vs CWS | |||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | vs DET | |||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | vs DET | |||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | vs DET | |||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ CWS | |||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ CWS | |||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ CWS | |||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | @ DET | |||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | @ DET | |||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | @ DET | |||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs CLE | |||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs CLE | |||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs CLE | |||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | vs NYY | |||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | vs NYY | |||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | vs NYY | |||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | @ LAA | |||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | @ LAA | |||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | @ LAA | |||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | @ LAA | |||||
| Mon, Sep 21st | @ SF | |||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | @ SF | |||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | @ SF | |||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | vs TEX | |||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | vs TEX | |||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | vs TEX | |||||
