Michael Tonkin

Bats R Throws R6'7" 220 lbBorn 1989 Glendale, USADebut 2013Team MINDraft 2008 R30 #906 Minnesota Twins, Palmdale HS

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	163	21.4	7.7	2.86	21.0	6.14	103.7
2027							103.9
2028							104.3

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 35

His ten closest age-35 comparables averaged 99 PITCH+ the next season; 6 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	Fernando Abad	2021	101.0	did not play
2	Tony Sipp	2019	102.3	did not play
3	Trever Miller	2008	101.1	120.4	173
4	Javier Lopez	2013	104.0	107.2	167
5	Anthony Bass	2023	102.0	did not play
6	Guillermo Mota	2009	100.6	100.6	228
7	Tim Byrdak	2009	101.0	91.2	170
8	Carlos Torres	2018	98.4	75.6	29
9	Octavio Dotel	2009	100.0	99.2	279
10	Neal Cotts	2015	103.5	did not play

Batting

Year	Team	G	PA	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	HIT+
2025	MIN	21	0	0
2024	NYY	57	0	0
2023	ATL	45	0	0
2017	MIN	16	0	0
2016	MIN	65	2	1	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	-119.0
2015	MIN	26	0	0
2014	MIN	25	0	0
2013	MIN	9	0	0
Career		264	2	1	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	-119.0

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									163				103.9
2026*									0
2025	MIN	2	1	4.88	21	0	0	24.0	103	3	8	19	101.1	102.6	103.7
2024	NYY	4	4	3.63	57	0	2	79.3	340	6	30	85	104.1	100.1	104.2
2023	ATL	7	3	4.28	45	0	1	80.0	325	13	23	75	111.3	99.7	111.1
2017	MIN	0	1	5.14	16	0	0	21.0	97	6	12	24	84.6	97.2	81.8
2016	MIN	3	2	5.02	65	0	0	71.7	315	13	24	80	89.5	97.5	87.0
2015	MIN	0	0	3.47	26	0	0	23.3	99	4	9	19	102.8	99.0	101.8
2014	MIN	0	0	4.74	25	0	0	19.0	87	2	6	16	88.3
2013	MIN	0	0	0.79	9	0	0	11.3	47	0	3	10	123.8
Career		16	11	4.23	264	0	3	329.7	1413	47	115	328	100.5		99.9

Statcast

Year	PA	EV	LA	Barrel%	HardHit%	Whiff%	Chase%	xBA	xSLG	xwOBA	Sprint
2016	2	82.9	-20.7		0.0	50.0	0.0	0.040	0.041	0.036

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	MIN	P	21	24	1	2	0	1.000	+0.3
2024	NYY	P	57	79	6	7	1	1.000	+0.1
2023	ATL	P	45	80	1	3	0	1.000	-0.1
2017	MIN	P	16	21	0	0	0		-0.3
2016	MIN	P	65	72	0	7	2	1.000	-1.0
2015	MIN	P	26	23	2	4	0	1.000	-0.1
2014	MIN	P	25	19	1	4	0	1.000
2013	MIN	P	9	11	0	2	1	1.000

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

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2025	AAA	St. Paul Saints	Pit	121	28.0 IP, 28% K	4.82
2022	AAA	Gwinnett Stripers	Pit	200	48.1 IP, 36% K	3.18
2019	AAA	San Antonio Missions	Pit	54	12.2 IP, 26% K	4.43
2019	AAA	Reno Aces	Pit	47	9.1 IP, 23% K	7.91
2019	AAA	nan	Pit	101	22.0 IP, 25% K	5.73
2017	AAA	Rochester Red Wings	Pit	169	41.2 IP, 36% K	1.75
2015	AAA	Rochester Red Wings	Pit	151	41.0 IP, 30% K	1.10
2014	AAA	Rochester Red Wings	Pit	190	45.0 IP, 24% K	2.80
2013	AAA	Rochester Red Wings	Pit	139	32.2 IP, 26% K	4.47
2013	AA	New Britain Rock Cats	Pit	109	24.1 IP, 28% K	2.24
2012	A+	Fort Myers Miracle	Pit	127	30.1 IP, 35% K	2.99
2012	A	Beloit Snappers	Pit	154	39.0 IP, 34% K	1.38
2011	A	Beloit Snappers	Pit	338	76.2 IP, 20% K	3.90
2010	A	Beloit Snappers	Pit	292	65.0 IP, 14% K	4.29
2010	Rk	Elizabethton Twins	Pit	101	25.0 IP, 26% K	1.08
2009	Rk	GCL Twins	Pit	231	54.2 IP, 26% K	3.65

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2016	0.000			0.000

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

Postseason pitching

Year	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2023	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	0.2	2	0	0	1	10.00
Career	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	0.2	2	0	0	1	10.00

Salaries

Year	Team	Salary
2016	MIN	$515,000

Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.