Jh. Duran, E. Suárez, Erceg, McCray, Hancock
Mar 16 2025
Duran looks to put off year behind him... In his three seasons in the majors, Jhoan Duran (RHP, MIN) has turned heads with a fastball that consistently averages over 100 mph and elite strikeout rates, but he has yet to rack up the kind of saves totals that would make him a top-tier fantasy closer, having notched 27 saves in 2023, and only 23 in 2024. Could he finally make it to 30+ saves in 2025?
| Year | IP | ERA | xERA | BB% | K% | K-BB% | GB/LD/FB | H% | S% | HR/F | xBB% | SwK% |
| 2022 | 68 | 1.86 | 2.19 | 6% | 33% | 27% | 60/17/22 | 30% | 87% | 18% | 4% | 18.8% |
| 2023 | 62 | 2.45 | 2.55 | 10% | 33% | 23% | 64/12/21 | 31% | 83% | 20% | 7% | 17.9% |
| 2024 | 54 | 3.64 | 2.59 | 7% | 29% | 22% | 60/18/21 | 34% | 69% | 14% | 6% | 15.1% |
With health and better luck, it seems likely:
- Duran missed almost all of April with an oblique injury, and it took him a while to regain his dominance on the...
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