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A.J. Minter for Cole Sulser (2026)
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Experts' Pick | ||
| A.J. Minter RP - MIN  | Cole Sulser RP - TB  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 234 | # 338 |
| VBR | # 380 | # 559 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 0 | 1 |
| Wins | 0 | 0 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| ERA | 2.74 | 4.17 |
| WHIP | 0.95 | 1.33 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 101 | # 324 |
| Kevin Spinelli KevScores | # 286 | # 335 |
| A.J. Minter RP - MIN | Cole Sulser RP - TB | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 48 | 51 |
| Games Started | 0 | 2 |
| Innings Pitched | 45.2 | 56.1 |
| Wins | 2 | 1 |
| Losses | 2 | 0 |
| Saves | 1 | 3 |
| Blown Saves | 2 | 0 |
| Holds | 11 | 12 |
| Hits Allowed | 40 | 53 |
| Earned Runs | 14 | 26 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 9 | 7 |
| Strikeouts | 41 | 56 |
| Walks | 8 | 17 |
| ERA | 2.76 | 4.15 |
| WHIP | 1.05 | 1.24 |
| A.J. Minter RP - MIN | Cole Sulser RP - TB | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 1 | 2 |
| Games Started | 0 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| Wins | 0 | 0 |
| Losses | 0 | 0 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 0 | 1 |
| Earned Runs | 0 | 1 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 0 | 0 |
| Strikeouts | 0 | 1 |
| Walks | 0 | 1 |
| ERA | 2.74 | 4.17 |
| WHIP | 0.95 | 1.33 |
| A.J. Minter RP - MIN | Cole Sulser RP - TB | |
| News | ||
| A.J. Minter allowed one earned run on one hit over one inning to take a blown save in Saturday's 6-5 loss to the Angels in 11 innings. Matthew Adam Sun, Sep 20th | Cole Sulser started his rehab assignment on August 19. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st | |
| A.J. Minter struck out two batters in a scoreless appearance to earn the save in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Guardians. Matthew Adam Sun, Sep 13th | Cole Sulser is expected to be cleared for a rehab assignment soon. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th | |
| The Minnesota Twins are acquiring left-handed reliever A.J. Minter from the New York Mets. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 30th | The Rays placed RHP Cole Sulser on the 15-day injured list with lower back spasms. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 29th | |
| A.J. Minter is expected to be moved ahead of the August 3 trade deadline. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 16th | The Rays activated RHP Cole Sulser from the 15-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, May 30th | |
| A.J. Minter was reinstated from the 60-day injured list on Tuesday. Diego Sandoval Tue, May 26th | Cole Sulser has begun throwing live batting practice and is reportedly doing well, according to Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash. Cash indicated Sulser could return to the active roster “pretty soon” if his progression continues without setbacks. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, May 30th | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| A.J. Minter RP - MIN | Cole Sulser RP - TB | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | @ BAL | Trevor Rogers | #42 | @ STL | Matthew Liberatore | #95 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | @ BAL | Kyle Bradish | @ STL | Michael McGreevy | #109 | |
| Sun, Mar 29th | @ BAL | Shane Baz | #85 | @ STL | Dustin May | #35 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | @ KC | Kris Bubic | #74 | @ MIL | Kyle Harrison | #62 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | @ KC | Noah Cameron | #91 | @ MIL | Jacob Misiorowski | #7 |
| Thu, Apr 2nd | @ KC | Cole Ragans | ||||
| Fri, Apr 3rd | vs TB | Joe Boyle | @ MIN | Bailey Ober | #155 | |
| Sat, Apr 4th | vs TB | Steven Matz | #201 | @ MIN | Mick Abel | |
| Sun, Apr 5th | vs TB | Nick Martinez | #208 | @ MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson | |
| Mon, Apr 6th | vs DET | Casey Mize | #47 | vs CHC | Jameson Taillon | |
| Tue, Apr 7th | vs DET | Tarik Skubal | #2 | vs CHC | Javier Assad | #243 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | vs DET | Framber Valdez | #53 | vs CHC | Colin Rea | #262 |
| Thu, Apr 9th | vs DET | Jack Flaherty | #179 | |||
| Fri, Apr 10th | @ TOR | Patrick Corbin | vs NYY | Luis Gil | #225 | |
| Sat, Apr 11th | @ TOR | Eric Lauer | vs NYY | Max Fried | #21 | |
| Sun, Apr 12th | @ TOR | Max Scherzer | #127 | vs NYY | Cam Schlittler | #9 |
| Mon, Apr 13th | vs BOS | Garrett Crochet | ||||
| Tue, Apr 14th | vs BOS | Sonny Gray | #45 | @ CWS | Noah Schultz | #154 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | vs BOS | Connelly Early | #76 | @ CWS | Sean Burke | #58 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | vs CIN | Brandon Williamson | #241 | @ PIT | Bubba Chandler | #59 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott | #149 | @ PIT | Paul Skenes | #14 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | vs CIN | Brady Singer | #221 | @ PIT | Mitch Keller | |
| Tue, Apr 21st | @ NYM | Nolan McLean | #28 | vs CIN | Chase Burns | |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | @ NYM | Clay Holmes | #83 | vs CIN | Brandon Williamson | #241 |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | @ NYM | Christian Scott | ||||
| Fri, Apr 24th | @ TB | Drew Rasmussen | #26 | vs MIN | Taj Bradley | #44 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | @ TB | Shane McClanahan | vs MIN | Bailey Ober | #155 | |
| Sun, Apr 26th | @ TB | Griffin Jax | #67 | vs MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson | |
| Mon, Apr 27th | vs SEA | Luis Castillo | #97 | @ CLE | Parker Messick | #29 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | vs SEA | Logan Gilbert | #8 | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee | #80 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | vs SEA | George Kirby | #33 | @ CLE | Gavin Williams | #20 |
| Thu, Apr 30th | vs TOR | Kevin Gausman | #36 | |||
| Fri, May 1st | vs TOR | Patrick Corbin | vs SF | Robbie Ray | #198 | |
| Sat, May 2nd | vs TOR | Dylan Cease | vs SF | Landen Roupp | ||
| Sun, May 3rd | vs TOR | Trey Yesavage | #24 | vs SF | Tyler Mahle | #71 |
| Tue, May 5th | @ WSH | Cade Cavalli | #34 | vs TOR | Kevin Gausman | #36 |
| Wed, May 6th | @ WSH | Miles Mikolas | vs TOR | Patrick Corbin | ||
| Thu, May 7th | @ WSH | Jake Irvin | #213 | @ BOS | Jake Bennett | #210 |
| Fri, May 8th | @ CLE | Parker Messick | #29 | @ BOS | Connelly Early | #76 |
| Sat, May 9th | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee | #80 | |||
| Sun, May 10th | @ CLE | Gavin Williams | #20 | @ BOS | Payton Tolle | #30 |
| Tue, May 12th | vs MIA | Eury Perez | #22 | @ TOR | Patrick Corbin | |
| Wed, May 13th | vs MIA | Max Meyer | @ TOR | Dylan Cease | ||
| Thu, May 14th | vs MIA | Braxton Garrett | ||||
| Fri, May 15th | vs MIL | Coleman Crow | vs MIA | Janson Junk | #138 | |
| Sat, May 16th | vs MIL | Logan Henderson | #11 | vs MIA | Sandy Alcantara | #77 |
| Sun, May 17th | vs MIL | Robert Gasser | #43 | vs MIA | Eury Perez | #22 |
| Mon, May 18th | vs HOU | Tatsuya Imai | #231 | vs BAL | Trevor Rogers | #42 |
| Tue, May 19th | vs HOU | Jason Alexander | #271 | vs BAL | Kyle Bradish | |
| Wed, May 20th | vs HOU | Mike Burrows | vs BAL | Shane Baz | #85 | |
| Fri, May 22nd | @ BOS | Payton Tolle | #30 | @ NYY | Gerrit Cole | #18 |
| Sat, May 23rd | @ BOS | Jovani Moran | #116 | |||
| Sun, May 24th | @ BOS | Sonny Gray | #45 | @ NYY | Ryan Weathers | |
| Mon, May 25th | @ CWS | Anthony Kay | #121 | @ BAL | Kyle Bradish | |
| Tue, May 26th | @ CWS | Sean Burke | #58 | @ BAL | Shane Baz | #85 |
| Wed, May 27th | @ CWS | David Sandlin | #94 | @ BAL | Trey Gibson | #249 |
| Thu, May 28th | @ CWS | Davis Martin | #73 | |||
| Fri, May 29th | @ PIT | Jared Jones | #27 | vs LAA | Walbert Urena | #40 |
| Sat, May 30th | @ PIT | Mitch Keller | vs LAA | Reid Detmers | #16 | |
| Sun, May 31st | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft | vs LAA | Jack Kochanowicz | ||
| Mon, Jun 1st | vs CWS | David Sandlin | #94 | vs DET | Ty Madden | |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | vs CWS | Davis Martin | #73 | vs DET | Jack Flaherty | #179 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | vs CWS | Erick Fedde | #157 | vs DET | Troy Melton | |
| Thu, Jun 4th | vs KC | Seth Lugo | #184 | |||
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs KC | Michael Wacha | #99 | @ MIA | Ryan Gusto | #142 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs KC | Luinder Avila | @ MIA | Lake Bachar | #156 | |
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs KC | Noah Cameron | #91 | @ MIA | Sandy Alcantara | #77 |
| Tue, Jun 9th | @ DET | Troy Melton | vs BOS | Payton Tolle | #30 | |
| Wed, Jun 10th | @ DET | Framber Valdez | #53 | vs BOS | Jake Bennett | #210 |
| Thu, Jun 11th | @ DET | Keider Montero | #188 | |||
| Fri, Jun 12th | vs STL | Kyle Leahy | #79 | @ LAA | Sam Aldegheri | #239 |
| Sat, Jun 13th | vs STL | Matthew Liberatore | #95 | @ LAA | Jose Soriano | #23 |
| Sun, Jun 14th | vs STL | Michael McGreevy | #109 | @ LAA | Grayson Rodriguez | #64 |
| Mon, Jun 15th | @ TEX | MacKenzie Gore | #39 | @ LAD | Eric Lauer | |
| Tue, Jun 16th | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker | #84 | @ LAD | Justin Wrobleski | #50 |
| Thu, Jun 18th | @ TEX | Jack Leiter | ||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | @ ARI | Michael Soroka | #48 | vs WSH | PJ Poulin | |
| Sat, Jun 20th | @ ARI | Zac Gallen | #216 | vs WSH | Cade Cavalli | #34 |
| Sun, Jun 21st | @ ARI | vs WSH | Andrew Alvarez | #88 | ||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | vs LAD | Will Klein | vs KC | Michael Wacha | #99 | |
| Tue, Jun 23rd | vs LAD | Justin Wrobleski | #50 | vs KC | Luinder Avila | |
| Wed, Jun 24th | vs LAD | Shohei Ohtani | #1 | vs KC | Noah Cameron | #91 |
| Fri, Jun 26th | vs COL | Tomoyuki Sugano | #263 | vs ARI | Zac Gallen | #216 |
| Sat, Jun 27th | vs COL | Michael Lorenzen | vs ARI | |||
| Sun, Jun 28th | vs COL | Ryan Feltner | #230 | vs ARI | Merrill Kelly | #146 |
| Mon, Jun 29th | @ HOU | Peter Lambert | #185 | |||
| Tue, Jun 30th | @ HOU | Mike Burrows | @ KC | Noah Cameron | #91 | |
| Wed, Jul 1st | @ HOU | Tatsuya Imai | #231 | @ KC | Seth Lugo | #184 |
| Fri, Jul 3rd | @ NYY | Gerrit Cole | #18 | @ HOU | Spencer Arrighetti | #181 |
| Sat, Jul 4th | @ NYY | Brendan Beck | @ HOU | Hunter Brown | #19 | |
| Sun, Jul 5th | @ NYY | Ryan Weathers | @ HOU | Peter Lambert | #185 | |
| Tue, Jul 7th | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo | #63 | vs NYY | Will Warren | #69 |
| Wed, Jul 8th | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi | #164 | vs NYY | Gerrit Cole | #18 |
| Thu, Jul 9th | vs CLE | Gavin Williams | #20 | vs NYY | Paul Blackburn | #250 |
| Fri, Jul 10th | vs LAA | Grayson Rodriguez | #64 | vs SEA | Luis Castillo | #97 |
| Sat, Jul 11th | vs LAA | Ryan Johnson | #170 | vs SEA | Logan Gilbert | #8 |
| Sun, Jul 12th | vs LAA | Jose Soriano | #23 | vs SEA | Emerson Hancock | #135 |
| Fri, Jul 17th | @ CHC | Colin Rea | #262 | @ BOS | Eduardo Rivera | |
| Sat, Jul 18th | @ CHC | Matthew Boyd | #78 | @ BOS | Patrick Sandoval | #92 |
| Sun, Jul 19th | @ CHC | Shota Imanaga | #49 | @ BOS | Sonny Gray | #45 |
| Mon, Jul 20th | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee | #80 | @ TOR | Dylan Cease | |
| Tue, Jul 21st | @ CLE | Parker Messick | #29 | @ TOR | Kevin Gausman | #36 |
| Wed, Jul 22nd | @ CLE | Slade Cecconi | #164 | @ TOR | Braydon Fisher | #158 |
| Thu, Jul 23rd | @ CLE | Gavin Williams | #20 | @ TOR | Shane Bieber | |
| Fri, Jul 24th | vs ATH | Jacob Lopez | #251 | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo | #63 |
| Sat, Jul 25th | vs ATH | Brady Basso | #194 | vs CLE | Tanner Bibee | #80 |
| Sun, Jul 26th | vs ATH | Jeffrey Springs | #267 | vs CLE | Parker Messick | #29 |
| Tue, Jul 28th | vs KC | Seth Lugo | #184 | vs TEX | Cal Quantrill | |
| Wed, Jul 29th | vs KC | Randy Dobnak | #254 | vs TEX | MacKenzie Gore | #39 |
| Thu, Jul 30th | vs KC | Noah Cameron | #91 | vs TEX | Cole Winn | |
| Fri, Jul 31st | @ SEA | Bryce Miller | #31 | vs CWS | Erick Fedde | #157 |
| Sat, Aug 1st | @ SEA | Logan Gilbert | #8 | vs CWS | Jordan Hicks | #140 |
| Sun, Aug 2nd | @ SEA | George Kirby | #33 | vs CWS | Anthony Kay | #121 |
| Tue, Aug 4th | @ KC | Randy Dobnak | #254 | @ COL | Gabriel Hughes | |
| Wed, Aug 5th | @ KC | Noah Cameron | #91 | @ COL | Tomoyuki Sugano | #263 |
| Thu, Aug 6th | @ KC | Michael Wacha | #99 | |||
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ MIL | Shane Drohan | #128 | @ SEA | Logan Gilbert | #8 |
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ MIL | Robert Gasser | #43 | @ SEA | George Kirby | #33 |
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ MIL | Jacob Misiorowski | #7 | @ SEA | Emerson Hancock | #135 |
| Mon, Aug 10th | vs BAL | Trevor Rogers | #42 | @ ATH | Jacob Lopez | #251 |
| Tue, Aug 11th | vs BAL | Brandon Young | #168 | @ ATH | Mason Barnett | #278 |
| Wed, Aug 12th | vs BAL | Shane Baz | #85 | @ ATH | Jack Perkins | #171 |
| Thu, Aug 13th | vs PHI | Aaron Nola | #68 | |||
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs PHI | Jesus Luzardo | vs BAL | Kyle Bradish | ||
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs PHI | Andrew Painter | #125 | vs BAL | Trevor Rogers | #42 |
| Mon, Aug 17th | vs ATL | Martin Perez | #82 | vs BAL | Brandon Young | #168 |
| Tue, Aug 18th | vs ATL | Tyler Mahle | #71 | vs TOR | Jose Soriano | #23 |
| Wed, Aug 19th | vs ATL | AJ Smith-Shawver | #147 | vs TOR | Max Scherzer | #127 |
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ SD | Randy Vasquez | #245 | @ BAL | Trevor Rogers | #42 |
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ SD | Casey Mize | #47 | @ BAL | Brandon Young | #168 |
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ SD | Walker Buehler | #90 | @ BAL | Shane Baz | #85 |
| Mon, Aug 24th | @ ATH | Jeffrey Springs | #267 | @ DET | Framber Valdez | #53 |
| Tue, Aug 25th | @ ATH | Gage Jump | @ DET | Jackson Jobe | #115 | |
| Wed, Aug 26th | @ ATH | J.T. Ginn | @ DET | Troy Melton | ||
| Fri, Aug 28th | vs CWS | Luis Castillo | #97 | vs SD | Casey Mize | #47 |
| Sat, Aug 29th | vs CWS | Erick Fedde | #157 | vs SD | Walker Buehler | #90 |
| Sun, Aug 30th | vs CWS | Jordan Hicks | #140 | vs SD | Robbie Ray | #198 |
| Mon, Aug 31st | vs DET | Jackson Jobe | #115 | vs NYM | Robert Stock | |
| Tue, Sep 1st | vs DET | Troy Melton | vs NYM | Sean Manaea | #46 | |
| Wed, Sep 2nd | vs DET | Drew Anderson | #38 | vs NYM | Justin Hagenman | |
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ CWS | Erick Fedde | #157 | @ TEX | Trevor Williams | #114 |
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ CWS | Anthony Kay | #121 | @ TEX | Jacob deGrom | #12 |
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ CWS | Bryan Hudson | #141 | @ TEX | MacKenzie Gore | #39 |
| Mon, Sep 7th | @ DET | Troy Melton | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | @ DET | Drew Anderson | #38 | @ ATL | AJ Smith-Shawver | #147 |
| Wed, Sep 9th | @ DET | Keider Montero | #188 | @ ATL | Reynaldo Lopez | |
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs CLE | Parker Messick | #29 | vs HOU | Miguel Ullola | #165 |
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs CLE | Daniel Espino | vs HOU | Peter Lambert | #185 | |
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs CLE | Tanner Bibee | #80 | vs HOU | Hayden Wesneski | #100 |
| Mon, Sep 14th | vs NYY | Will Warren | #69 | |||
| Tue, Sep 15th | vs NYY | Max Fried | #21 | vs ATH | Jack Perkins | #171 |
| Wed, Sep 16th | vs NYY | Carlos Rodon | #32 | vs ATH | Brady Basso | #194 |
| Thu, Sep 17th | @ LAA | Walbert Urena | #40 | vs ATH | Jeffrey Springs | #267 |
| Fri, Sep 18th | @ LAA | Grayson Rodriguez | #64 | vs BOS | Ranger Suarez | #70 |
| Sat, Sep 19th | @ LAA | Reid Detmers | #16 | vs BOS | Brayan Bello | #111 |
| Sun, Sep 20th | @ LAA | Ryan Johnson | #170 | vs BOS | Patrick Sandoval | #92 |
| Mon, Sep 21st | @ SF | Blade Tidwell | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | @ SF | Anthony Molina | #192 | @ NYY | Max Fried | #21 |
| Wed, Sep 23rd | @ SF | Cesar Perdomo | #252 | @ NYY | Gerrit Cole | #18 |
| Fri, Sep 25th | vs TEX | Jacob deGrom | #12 | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez | #6 |
| Sat, Sep 26th | vs TEX | Nathan Eovaldi | #66 | @ PHI | Aaron Nola | #68 |
| Sun, Sep 27th | vs TEX | MacKenzie Gore | #39 | @ PHI | Zack Wheeler | #5 |
| Tue, Mar 31st | @ MIL | Brandon Woodruff | ||||
| Thu, Apr 16th | @ CWS | Jordan Leasure | ||||
| Mon, Apr 20th | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder | #200 | |||
| Mon, May 4th | vs TOR | Eric Lauer | ||||
| Mon, May 11th | @ TOR | Kevin Gausman | #36 | |||
| Mon, Jun 8th | vs BOS | Connelly Early | #76 | |||
| Wed, Jun 17th | @ LAD | Shohei Ohtani | #1 | |||
| Thu, Jun 25th | vs KC | Seth Lugo | #184 | |||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | @ KC | Stephen Kolek | ||||
| Mon, Jul 6th | vs NYY | Cam Schlittler | #9 | |||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | @ COL | Michael Lorenzen | ||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | vs BAL | Chris Bassitt | #175 | |||
| Thu, Aug 20th | vs TOR | Shane Bieber | ||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | @ TEX | Cal Quantrill | ||||
| Thu, Sep 10th | @ ATL | Martin Perez | #82 | |||
| Thu, Sep 24th | @ NYY | Cam Schlittler | #9 | |||
