2024 Stats
W-L
4-4
ERA
3.63
WHIP
1.26
K
85
SV
2
2025 Projections
Sticking around in Minnesota
Tonkin agreed to a one-year, $1 million contract with the Twins on Friday to avoid arbitration, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.
ANALYSIS
Tonkin started the 2024 regular season on the Twins' roster, then spent stints with the Mets and Yankees before finishing the year back in Minnesota after being claimed off waivers in late August. He appeared in 57 games between the three organizations, posting a 3.63 ERA and 1.26 WHIP over 79.1 innings while primarily serving in a middle relief role.
Tonkin started the 2024 regular season on the Twins' roster, then spent stints with the Mets and Yankees before finishing the year back in Minnesota after being claimed off waivers in late August. He appeared in 57 games between the three organizations, posting a 3.63 ERA and 1.26 WHIP over 79.1 innings while primarily serving in a middle relief role.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
25
Last 10 Games
21
Last 5 Games
22
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What part of the game does Michael Tonkin generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-13%
BAA vs RHP
2024
-5%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .246 | 59 | 25 | 60 | 8 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .213 | 101 | 28 | 74 | 11 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .243 | 26 | 13 | 26 | 3 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .232 | 59 | 17 | 44 | 3 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .248 | 33 | 12 | 34 | 5 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .190 | 42 | 11 | 30 | 8 | |||
| 2022vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-29%
ERA on Road
2024
-46%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022Home | 4.59 | 1.28 | 84.1 | 9.5 | 3.5 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 3.24 | 1.05 | 75.0 | 8.5 | 2.4 | ||||
| 2024Home | 4.69 | 1.44 | 40.1 | 10.0 | 4.0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 2.54 | 1.08 | 39.0 | 9.2 | 2.8 | ||||
| 2023Home | 4.50 | 1.14 | 44.0 | 9.0 | 3.1 | ||||
| 2023Away | 4.00 | 1.03 | 36.0 | 7.8 | 2.0 | ||||
| 2022Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Michael Tonkin compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 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 30 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 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.83K/9
9.6BB/9
3.4HR/9
0.7Fastball
93.0 mphERA
3.63WHIP
1.26BABIP
.316GB/FB
1.32Left On Base
62.2%Exit Velocity
80.5 mphBarrels/BBE
3.8%Spin Rate
2307 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
19.7%Swinging Strike
10.5%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Tonkin finally became a regular in the Minnesota bullpen last season after dominating at Triple-A and failing to stick in the majors the previous two years. Unfortunately, he struggled with the long ball as he allowed 12 home runs and had an ugly 5.02 ERA. However, there are some encouraging signs as he had a 10.1 K/9 and his long ball problems may have been due to a 16.0 percent HR/FB. He'll need to improve against left-handed batters as he allowed a 1.061 OPS to lefties, but Tonkin will attempt to stay in the majors and win a bullpen role again this spring.
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Heads back to Minnesota
The Twins claimed Tonkin off waivers from the Yankees on Tuesday, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
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Booted off 40-man roster
The Yankees designated Tonkin for assignment Sunday.
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Secures three-inning save
Tonkin allowed two hits and struck out two without walking a batter over three innings to earn the save in Wednesday's 10-2 win over the White Sox.
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Earns first save
Tonkin earned a save against the Royals on Monday, walking one and striking out two in a scoreless ninth inning.
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Claimed by Yankees
The Yankees claimed Tonkin off waivers from the Mets on Thursday.
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On roster fringe
Tonkin retained his place in the Yankees' bullpen when Nick Burdi was activated from the injured list Friday, as Ron Marinaccio was optioned instead, reports Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News.
ANALYSIS
Tonkin joined the Yankees as a waiver claim in late April and seemed to be the likely odd man out with the bullpen gaining back a reliever, but he's apparently showed enough to stick around with five scoreless appearances. New York could also soon get back Tommy Kahnle from a shoulder injury, at which point Tonkin will likely again be in danger of losing his roster spot.
Tonkin joined the Yankees as a waiver claim in late April and seemed to be the likely odd man out with the bullpen gaining back a reliever, but he's apparently showed enough to stick around with five scoreless appearances. New York could also soon get back Tommy Kahnle from a shoulder injury, at which point Tonkin will likely again be in danger of losing his roster spot.