Ryan, Mize, Arozarena, Torkelson, Gelof

Ryan getting it done again … Joe Ryan (RHP, MIN) has established himself as a very dependable starter, with an ERA of 3.60 or lower in three of the past four seasons. He is sitting on a career-best 3.05 mark through 11 starts in 2026. Has the 29-year-old taken another step forward?

Year	IP	ERA/xERA	WHIP	BB%/K%	SwK/Vel	G/L/F	H%/S%	HR/F	BPX
2022	147	3.55/4.21	1.10	8%/25%	12.0%/92.1	27/18/53	26%/73%	9%	108
2023	162	4.51/3.89	1.17	5%/29%	14.2%/92.3	31/18/49	32%/69%	15%	179
2024	135	3.60/3.54	0.99	4%/27%	13.2%/93.9	35/19/45	28%/69%	12%	170
2025	171	3.42/3.61	1.04	6%/28%	12.3%/93.6	36/15/48	28%/74%	12%	176
2026	56	3.02/3.54	0.97	6%/27%	12.2%/92.7	38/14/46	27%/69%	4%	182

Ryan's skills remain unchanged:

• He has lost a tick off his fastball and his SwK is down from his 2023-24 marks, but right in line...

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