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A.J. Minter for Dennis Santana (2026)
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Experts' Pick | Experts' Pick | |
| A.J. Minter RP - MIN  | Dennis Santana RP - FA  | |
Expert |
50% Recommended by 2 of 4 experts |
50% Recommended by 2 of 4 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 236 | # 195 |
| VBR | # 396 | # 655 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 18 | 11 |
| Wins | 1 | 1 |
| Saves | 1 | 0 |
| ERA | 3.67 | 4.27 |
| WHIP | 1.22 | 1.39 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | FA |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | ‐ | # 128 |
| Mike Maher BettingPros | ‐ | # 132 |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 123 | # 273 |
| Kevin Spinelli KevScores | # 286 | # 426 |
| A.J. Minter RP - MIN | Dennis Santana RP - FA | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 24 | 44 |
| Games Started | 0 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 23.1 | 41.2 |
| Wins | 1 | 2 |
| Losses | 1 | 5 |
| Saves | 0 | 2 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 2 |
| Holds | 1 | 5 |
| Hits Allowed | 20 | 42 |
| Earned Runs | 6 | 28 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 4 | 8 |
| Strikeouts | 20 | 37 |
| Walks | 2 | 21 |
| ERA | 2.31 | 6.05 |
| WHIP | 0.94 | 1.51 |
| A.J. Minter RP - MIN | Dennis Santana RP - FA | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 21 | 13 |
| Games Started | 0 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 17.9 | 12.5 |
| Wins | 1 | 1 |
| Losses | 1 | 1 |
| Saves | 1 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 5 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 15 | 12 |
| Earned Runs | 7 | 6 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 2 | 2 |
| Strikeouts | 18 | 11 |
| Walks | 6 | 5 |
| ERA | 3.67 | 4.27 |
| WHIP | 1.22 | 1.39 |
| A.J. Minter RP - MIN | Dennis Santana RP - FA | |
| News | ||
| The Minnesota Twins are acquiring left-handed reliever A.J. Minter from the New York Mets. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 30th | Pirates RHP Dennis Santana elected free agency. 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 Pirates designated RHP Dennis Santana for assignment. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 23rd | |
| A.J. Minter was reinstated from the 60-day injured list on Tuesday. Diego Sandoval Tue, May 26th | Dennis Santana recorded only two outs in the top of the ninth inning on Monday, but not before he allowed four runs on four hits and two walks in his second blown save of the year. The Cardinals won, 4-2. David Leisering Mon, Apr 27th | |
| The Mets are expected to activate A.J. Minter from the injured list on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Mon, May 25th | Dennis Santana earned his second save of the season on Wednesday, pitching around a one-out hit batter, to help the Pirates to a 2-0 win over the Nationals. David Leisering Thu, Apr 16th | |
| A.J. Minter will make one more rehab appearance this weekend at Triple-A Syracuse. Ari Koslow Wed, May 20th | Dennis Santana allowed a run on one hit and two walks in the bottom of the ninth for his first blown save of the season on Saturday. The Pirates won the game anyway, 4-3, in 11 innings. David Leisering Sat, Apr 11th | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| A.J. Minter RP - MIN | Dennis Santana RP - FA | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | @ BAL | Trevor Rogers (6-7) | #66 | |||
| Sat, Mar 28th | @ BAL | Kyle Bradish (7-9) | #45 | |||
| Sun, Mar 29th | @ BAL | Shane Baz (4-10) | #70 | |||
| Mon, Mar 30th | @ KC | Kris Bubic (3-2) | #110 | |||
| Wed, Apr 1st | @ KC | Noah Cameron (5-8) | #84 | |||
| Thu, Apr 2nd | @ KC | Cole Ragans (1-4) | ||||
| Fri, Apr 3rd | vs TB | Joe Boyle (0-1) | #199 | |||
| Sat, Apr 4th | vs TB | Steven Matz (4-4) | #186 | |||
| Sun, Apr 5th | vs TB | Nick Martinez (10-3) | #97 | |||
| Mon, Apr 6th | vs DET | Casey Mize (4-6) | #38 | |||
| Tue, Apr 7th | vs DET | Tarik Skubal (7-5) | #2 | |||
| Wed, Apr 8th | vs DET | Framber Valdez (6-7) | #32 | |||
| Thu, Apr 9th | vs DET | Jack Flaherty (3-8) | #94 | |||
| Fri, Apr 10th | @ TOR | Patrick Corbin (3-4) | #300 | |||
| Sat, Apr 11th | @ TOR | Eric Lauer (6-5) | #347 | |||
| Sun, Apr 12th | @ TOR | Max Scherzer (1-4) | #149 | |||
| Mon, Apr 13th | vs BOS | Garrett Crochet (3-3) | #237 | |||
| Tue, Apr 14th | vs BOS | Sonny Gray (13-2) | #28 | |||
| Wed, Apr 15th | vs BOS | Connelly Early (7-5) | #163 | |||
| Fri, Apr 17th | vs CIN | Brandon Williamson (2-3) | #350 | |||
| Sat, Apr 18th | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (5-7) | #106 | |||
| Sun, Apr 19th | vs CIN | Brady Singer (5-10) | #151 | |||
| Tue, Apr 21st | @ NYM | Nolan McLean (7-7) | #34 | |||
| Wed, Apr 22nd | @ NYM | Clay Holmes (4-4) | #121 | |||
| Thu, Apr 23rd | @ NYM | Christian Scott (3-3) | #50 | |||
| Fri, Apr 24th | @ TB | Drew Rasmussen (10-5) | #20 | |||
| Sat, Apr 25th | @ TB | Shane McClanahan (9-6) | #49 | |||
| Sun, Apr 26th | @ TB | Griffin Jax (6-8) | #58 | |||
| Mon, Apr 27th | vs SEA | Luis Castillo (3-9) | #61 | |||
| Tue, Apr 28th | vs SEA | Logan Gilbert (8-6) | #10 | |||
| Wed, Apr 29th | vs SEA | George Kirby (8-9) | #21 | |||
| Thu, Apr 30th | vs TOR | Kevin Gausman (5-10) | #27 | |||
| Fri, May 1st | vs TOR | Patrick Corbin (3-4) | #300 | |||
| Sat, May 2nd | vs TOR | Dylan Cease (7-5) | #9 | |||
| Sun, May 3rd | vs TOR | Trey Yesavage (5-5) | #68 | |||
| Tue, May 5th | @ WSH | Cade Cavalli (8-4) | #54 | |||
| Wed, May 6th | @ WSH | Miles Mikolas (3-8) | #295 | |||
| Thu, May 7th | @ WSH | Jake Irvin (2-5) | #169 | |||
| Fri, May 8th | @ CLE | Parker Messick (8-6) | #44 | |||
| Sat, May 9th | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (4-11) | #53 | |||
| Sun, May 10th | @ CLE | Gavin Williams (10-6) | #24 | |||
| Tue, May 12th | vs MIA | Eury Perez (5-8) | #41 | |||
| Wed, May 13th | vs MIA | Max Meyer (9-1) | #75 | |||
| Thu, May 14th | vs MIA | Braxton Garrett (0-1) | #171 | |||
| Fri, May 15th | vs MIL | Coleman Crow (0-1) | #205 | |||
| Sat, May 16th | vs MIL | Logan Henderson (5-1) | #36 | |||
| Sun, May 17th | vs MIL | Robert Gasser (3-4) | #115 | |||
| Mon, May 18th | vs HOU | Tatsuya Imai (6-4) | #139 | |||
| Tue, May 19th | vs HOU | Jason Alexander (1-1) | #399 | |||
| Wed, May 20th | vs HOU | Mike Burrows (4-9) | #210 | |||
| Fri, May 22nd | @ BOS | Payton Tolle (6-6) | #42 | |||
| Sat, May 23rd | @ BOS | Jovani Moran (2-2) | #152 | |||
| Sun, May 24th | @ BOS | Sonny Gray (13-2) | #28 | |||
| Mon, May 25th | @ CWS | Anthony Kay (7-5) | #182 | |||
| Tue, May 26th | @ CWS | Sean Burke (7-5) | #64 | |||
| Wed, May 27th | @ CWS | David Sandlin (2-1) | #308 | |||
| Thu, May 28th | @ CWS | Davis Martin (9-5) | #81 | |||
| Fri, May 29th | @ PIT | Jared Jones (2-2) | #47 | |||
| Sat, May 30th | @ PIT | Mitch Keller (6-7) | #112 | |||
| Sun, May 31st | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (11-4) | #31 | |||
| Mon, Jun 1st | vs CWS | David Sandlin (2-1) | #308 | |||
| Tue, Jun 2nd | vs CWS | Davis Martin (9-5) | #81 | |||
| Wed, Jun 3rd | vs CWS | Erick Fedde (6-6) | #372 | |||
| Thu, Jun 4th | vs KC | Seth Lugo (4-6) | #129 | |||
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs KC | Michael Wacha (5-8) | #73 | |||
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs KC | Luinder Avila (5-4) | #280 | |||
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs KC | Noah Cameron (5-8) | #84 | |||
| Tue, Jun 9th | @ DET | Troy Melton (6-1) | #86 | |||
| Wed, Jun 10th | @ DET | Framber Valdez (6-7) | #32 | |||
| Thu, Jun 11th | @ DET | Keider Montero (7-6) | #145 | |||
| Fri, Jun 12th | vs STL | Kyle Leahy (7-4) | #125 | |||
| Sat, Jun 13th | vs STL | Matthew Liberatore (5-8) | #118 | |||
| Sun, Jun 14th | vs STL | Michael McGreevy (4-9) | #95 | |||
| Mon, Jun 15th | @ TEX | MacKenzie Gore (6-9) | #35 | |||
| Tue, Jun 16th | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (4-8) | #79 | |||
| Thu, Jun 18th | @ TEX | Jack Leiter (3-7) | #123 | |||
| Fri, Jun 19th | @ ARI | Michael Soroka (8-3) | #67 | |||
| Sat, Jun 20th | @ ARI | Zac Gallen (3-9) | #172 | |||
| Sun, Jun 21st | @ ARI | |||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | vs LAD | Will Klein (3-4) | #189 | |||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | vs LAD | Justin Wrobleski (11-2) | #80 | |||
| Wed, Jun 24th | vs LAD | Shohei Ohtani (8-2) | #1 | |||
| Fri, Jun 26th | vs COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (11-4) | #437 | |||
| Sat, Jun 27th | vs COL | Michael Lorenzen (3-9) | #436 | |||
| Sun, Jun 28th | vs COL | Ryan Feltner (4-5) | #435 | |||
| Mon, Jun 29th | @ HOU | Peter Lambert (8-5) | #153 | |||
| Tue, Jun 30th | @ HOU | Mike Burrows (4-9) | #210 | |||
| Wed, Jul 1st | @ HOU | Tatsuya Imai (6-4) | #139 | |||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | @ NYY | Gerrit Cole (4-5) | #25 | |||
| Sat, Jul 4th | @ NYY | Brendan Beck (0-1) | #249 | |||
| Sun, Jul 5th | @ NYY | Ryan Weathers (4-7) | #71 | |||
| Tue, Jul 7th | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo (8-6) | #88 | |||
| Wed, Jul 8th | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi (4-7) | #135 | |||
| Thu, Jul 9th | vs CLE | Gavin Williams (10-6) | #24 | |||
| Fri, Jul 10th | vs LAA | Grayson Rodriguez (3-3) | #126 | |||
| Sat, Jul 11th | vs LAA | Ryan Johnson (2-6) | #221 | |||
| Sun, Jul 12th | vs LAA | Jose Soriano (9-6) | #52 | |||
| Fri, Jul 17th | @ CHC | Colin Rea (8-7) | #176 | |||
| Sat, Jul 18th | @ CHC | Matthew Boyd (6-1) | #37 | |||
| Sun, Jul 19th | @ CHC | Shota Imanaga (7-9) | #23 | |||
| Mon, Jul 20th | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (4-11) | #53 | |||
| Tue, Jul 21st | @ CLE | Parker Messick (8-6) | #44 | |||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | @ CLE | Slade Cecconi (4-7) | #135 | |||
| Thu, Jul 23rd | @ CLE | Gavin Williams (10-6) | #24 | |||
| Fri, Jul 24th | vs ATH | Jacob Lopez (5-4) | #185 | |||
| Sat, Jul 25th | vs ATH | Brady Basso | #191 | |||
| Sun, Jul 26th | vs ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-11) | #246 | |||
| Tue, Jul 28th | vs KC | Seth Lugo (4-6) | #129 | |||
| Wed, Jul 29th | vs KC | Randy Dobnak (1-0) | #434 | |||
| Thu, Jul 30th | vs KC | Noah Cameron (5-8) | #84 | |||
| Fri, Jul 31st | @ SEA | Bryce Miller (4-5) | #39 | |||
| Sat, Aug 1st | @ SEA | Logan Gilbert (8-6) | #10 | |||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | @ SEA | George Kirby (8-9) | #21 | |||
| Tue, Aug 4th | @ KC | Randy Dobnak (1-0) | #434 | |||
| Wed, Aug 5th | @ KC | Noah Cameron (5-8) | #84 | |||
| Thu, Aug 6th | @ KC | Michael Wacha (5-8) | #73 | |||
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ MIL | Robert Gasser (3-4) | #115 | |||
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (11-4) | #5 | |||
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ MIL | Logan Henderson (5-1) | #36 | |||
| Mon, Aug 10th | vs BAL | Trevor Rogers (6-7) | #66 | |||
| 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 | |||||
