15-Day IL
Injury Shoulder
Est. Return 5/1/2026
2026 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
0.00
K
0
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Festa entered last season as a rising prospect in contention for a spot in the major league rotation, but struggled in the majors and had his season end early due to thoracic outlet syndrome. He'll compete for a spot in the rotation this spring but questions remain about his health. Festa lost out on a rotation spot last spring but thrived again at Triple-A with a 2.59 ERA and a 32% K% with good control (5.7% BB%). It was a different story in the majors where he had a 5.40 ERA and just a 23.1% K%, giving up 10 home runs in 11 outings. His struggles in the majors may have been in part due to injury as he landed on the injured list in August and it was later revealed he had thoracic outlet syndrome. He avoided surgery and was given Botox injections to alleviate a compressed nerve between his right shoulder and neck. He's expected to be ready for spring training where he'll compete for a final spot in the rotation. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year contract with the Twins in March of 2025.
Hits 15-day IL
The Twins placed Festa (shoulder) on the 15-day injured list Wednesday.
Analysis
Festa recently resumed a throwing program after being shut down in late February due to a right shoulder impingement, so his move to the IL was fully expected. He could be ready to return from the IL at some point in the second half of April.
Festa recently resumed a throwing program after being shut down in late February due to a right shoulder impingement, so his move to the IL was fully expected. He could be ready to return from the IL at some point in the second half of April.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-13%
BAA vs LHP
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| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .226 | 65 | 23 | 50 | 7 | |||
| Since 2024vs Right | .261 | 65 | 19 | 61 | 12 | |||
| 2026vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2026vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .218 | 27 | 10 | 22 | 3 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .262 | 26 | 9 | 27 | 7 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .233 | 38 | 13 | 28 | 4 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .260 | 39 | 10 | 34 | 5 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-6%
ERA on Road
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| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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| Since 2024Home | 5.26 | 1.45 | 63.1 | 9.4 | 3.8 | ||||
| Since 2024Away | 4.97 | 1.12 | 54.1 | 10.6 | 2.5 | ||||
| 2026Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2026Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2025Home | 4.34 | 1.45 | 29.0 | 7.8 | 3.7 | ||||
| 2025Away | 6.66 | 1.07 | 24.1 | 10.4 | 2.6 | ||||
| 2024Home | 6.03 | 1.46 | 34.1 | 10.7 | 3.9 | ||||
| 2024Away | 3.60 | 1.17 | 30.0 | 10.8 | 2.4 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does David Festa compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.79K/9
8.9BB/9
3.2HR/9
1.7Fastball
94.1 mphERA
5.40WHIP
1.28BABIP
.286GB/FB
0.82Left On Base
61.1%Exit Velocity
83.6 mphBarrels/BBE
6.7%Spin Rate
2317 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
25.1%Swinging Strike
13.0%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Festa showed promise in his first season in the majors and enters 2025 ready to secure a spot in the big league rotation. Nicknamed "The Slim Reaper," the 6-6 top pitching prospect excelled at Triple-A to begin last season with a 13.1 K.9 and 3.3 BB/9 while posting a less than impressive 4.06 ERA (3.68 FIP, however). Festa held his own in the rotation when called up in June with a 10.8 K/9 and 12.7% swing strike rate but a 4.40 ERA (though a 3.75 FIP). Festa has improved his velocity from the low-90s mph early in his pro career to reaching the high 90s mph and averaging a 94.5 mph fastball in the majors last season. His slider has become a plus pitch as it held batters to a .249 wOBA last season. Festa struggled in a few areas as he didn't pitch far into games averaging just 4.6 IP per start, gave up a few too many homers (1.26 HR/9) and had a 6.03 ERA on the road with seven homers allowed in six starts. Both his fastball and change-up, which were plus pitches in the minors, graded below average in the majors. Still, there's reason to think he'll improve as he had low home-run and walk rates in the minors and should get more efficient to extend his outings.
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Begins throwing
Festa (shoulder) threw off flat ground out to 60 feet Thursday and Friday at 75 feet, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
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Expected to begin season on IL
Festa (shoulder) remains shut down from throwing and is expected to begin the season on the injured list, the Minnesota Star Tribune reports.
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Shut down with shoulder issue
The Twins announced Thursday that Festa will be shut down for a couple of weeks due to a shoulder impingement, Matthew Leach of MLB.com reports.
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Throws against hitters
Festa (shoulder) threw live at-bats against hitters Saturday and was sitting at 91-92 mph with his fastball, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
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Throwing bullpen sessions
Festa (shoulder) is still throwing bullpen sessions while other Twins pitchers are throwing live batting-practice sessions, Bobby Nightengale of The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports. Festa could begin throwing to live hitters next week.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Could debut soon with Paddack on IL
Dan Hayes of The Athletic labeled Festa as a "potential difference maker" for the Twins, and the right-hander could soon be called up for his MLB debut after Chris Paddack was placed on the 15-day injured list Tuesday with right arm fatigue.
Analysis
Festa is the organization's top pitching prospect and has a 3.82 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and 91:26 K:BB across 63.2 innings for Triple-A St. Paul this season. One thing working against the 24-year-old is that he's not yet on Minnesota's 40-man roster, and it's unclear if the organization is ready to make that transaction. Depending how long Paddack is sidelined, the Twins may be more likely to turn to Caleb Boushley or Louie Varland, both of whom already possess 40-man roster spots.
Festa is the organization's top pitching prospect and has a 3.82 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and 91:26 K:BB across 63.2 innings for Triple-A St. Paul this season. One thing working against the 24-year-old is that he's not yet on Minnesota's 40-man roster, and it's unclear if the organization is ready to make that transaction. Depending how long Paddack is sidelined, the Twins may be more likely to turn to Caleb Boushley or Louie Varland, both of whom already possess 40-man roster spots.