A. J. Minter

Bats L Throws L6'0" 215 lbBorn 1993 Tyler, USADebut 2017Team NYMDraft 2012 R38 #1174 Detroit Tigers, Brook Hill School (TX)

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	159	26.1	8.3	2.63	20.8	6.23	108.3
2027							108.9
2028							107.2

Projected rates are per plate appearance or batter faced; counting stats scale with projected playing time. Statcast measurements inform these projections as inputs and are reported as measurements, not projected.

Most similar through age 31

His ten closest age-31 comparables averaged 100 PITCH+ the next season; 9 of 10 played. Averages cover only the players who got a next season, which is why the played count matters.

#	Player	Through	PITCH+ then	Next season	Next PA / BF
1	Steve Cishek	2017	112.4	115.5	288
2	Michael Wuertz	2010	110.1	79.6	162
3	Ken Giles	2022	114.6	did not play
4	Jordan Romano	2024	112.0	84.2	187
5	Eric Gagne	2007	112.0	88.6	203
6	Brian Fuentes	2007	112.5	123.1	256
7	Jose Valverde	2009	114.3	114.7	259
8	Chad Bradford	2006	114.2	108.9	289
9	Chad Green	2022	113.5	101.1	52
10	Kyle Farnsworth	2007	110.9	82.8	261

Batting

Year	Team	G	PA	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	HIT+
2025	NYM	13	0	0
2024	ATL	39	0	0
2023	ATL	70	0	0
2022	ATL	75	0	0
2021	ATL	61	1	1	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	-124.6
2020	ATL	22	0	0
2019	ATL	36	0	0
2018	ATL	65	0	0
2017	ATL	16	0	0
Career		397	1	1	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	-124.6

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									159				108.9
2026*									125				114.7	103.8	118.5
2025	NYM	0	0	1.64	13	0	0	11.0	44	0	5	14	133.2	104.8	138.0
2024	ATL	5	4	2.62	39	0	1	34.3	134	6	11	35	110.8	105.2	116.0
2023	ATL	3	6	3.76	70	0	10	64.7	260	6	21	82	110.0	99.4	109.4
2022	ATL	5	4	2.06	75	0	5	70.0	271	5	15	94	120.9	100.1	121.0
2021	ATL	3	6	3.78	61	0	0	52.3	221	2	20	57	110.6	99.8	110.4
2020	ATL	1	1	0.83	22	0	0	21.7	85	1	9	24	117.3	102.2	119.5
2019	ATL	3	4	7.06	36	0	5	29.3	147	3	23	35	86.0	98.0	84.0
2018	ATL	4	3	3.23	65	0	15	61.3	260	3	22	69	108.7	99.1	107.8
2017	ATL	0	1	3.00	16	0	0	15.0	60	1	2	26	120.6	97.3	117.9
Career		24	29	3.23	397	0	36	359.7	1482	27	128	436	111.1		111.3

Statcast

Year	PA	EV	LA	Barrel%	HardHit%	Whiff%	Chase%	xBA	xSLG	xwOBA	Sprint
2021	1					33.3	0.0	0.000	0.000	0.000

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	NYM	P	13	11	0	1	0	0	1.000	+0.3
2024	ATL	P	39	34	2	9	0	0	1.000	+0.9
2023	ATL	P	70	65	1	5	0	0	1.000	-0.2
2022	ATL	P	75	70	2	4	0	0	1.000	+0.0
2021	ATL	P	61	52	3	5	2	0	0.800	-0.1
2020	ATL	P	22	22	0	4	0	0	1.000	+0.2
2019	ATL	P	36	29	0	4	0	0	1.000	-0.4
2018	ATL	P	65	61	0	3	0	1	1.000	-0.3
2017	ATL	P	16	15	1	0	0	0	1.000	-0.2

Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2026	AAA	Syracuse Mets	Pit	30	7.2 IP, 13% K	2.50
2021	AAA	Gwinnett Stripers	Pit	25	7.1 IP, 40% K	0.00
2019	AAA	Gwinnett Stripers	Pit	94	22.2 IP, 32% K	3.65
2017	AAA	Gwinnett Braves	Pit	71	15.1 IP, 24% K	4.77
2016	AA	Mississippi Braves	Pit	76	18.2 IP, 41% K	2.47
2016	A+	Carolina Mudcats	Pit	34	9.1 IP, 29% K	0.00
2016	A	Rome Braves	Pit	24	6.2 IP, 25% K	0.00

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2021		0.000	0.000

wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.

Postseason batting

Year	G	AB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2021	8	1	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
2020	5	0
2018	2	0
Career	15	1	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000

Postseason pitching

Year	W	L	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2023	1	0	0.00	3	0	2.1	3	0	2	1	2.38
2022	0	0	8.18	2	0	2.2	1	0	0	4	0.45
2021	1	1	3.00	8	0	12.0	8	0	4	18	1.00
2020	1	0	3.00	5	1	6.0	4	2	1	10	0.83
2018	0	0	0.00	2	0	2.0	1	0	1	3	1.00
Career	3	1	2.96	20	1	24.3	17	2	8	36	1.03