The Minnesota Twins placed starting pitcher John Gant (groin) on the 10-day injured list on Saturday. He is dealing with a right mild groin strain. The team called up fellow pitcher Charlie Barnes from Triple-A in a corresponding move. Gant struggled in his last outing of the year on Friday, pitching four innings against the Kansas City Royals and giving up eight hits, two walks and six earned runs. The 29-year-old split his 2021 season with the Twins and the St. Louis Cardinals. He made a total of 39 appearances this year (21 starts) and went 5-11 with a 4.09 ERA and a 1.51 WHIP.
The Minnesota Twins placed starting pitcher John Gant (abdomen) on the 10-day injured list due to a left abdominal strain on Tuesday. Fellow pitcher Andrew Albers was recalled from Triple-A in a corresponding move. Gant suffered the abdominal strain in the first inning of his start against the New York Yankees on Monday. He was removed from the game after facing just three batters. Gant was acquired from the St. Louis Cardinals prior to the trade deadline. He has made 12 appearances (five starts) with the Twins and has gone 1-3 with a 4.73 ERA and a 1.16 WHIP.
Minnesota Twins starting pitcher John Gant (abdomen) was removed from Monday's start against the New York Yankees after suffering a lower abdominal strain. He only lasted three batters and 12 pitches before he was taken out and replaced by Luke Farrell. The 29-year-old veteran has made 12 appearances (five starts) with the Twins since being acquired from the St. Louis Cardinals. Over those 12 appearances, he has a 4.73 ERA and a 1.16 WHIP. It sounds as if a stint on the injured list is somewhat likely. If that indeed ends up being the case, Gant may not pitch for the Twins again this year.
Minnesota Twins starting pitcher John Gant produced one of his better starts of the season in Tuesday's win over the Indians. Gant struck out a season-high seven batters over five shutout innings, walking four while allowing three hits. The 29-year-old generated 12 swinging strikes, including eight of them on his changeup, which has been by far his best pitch, as evidenced by its 38.1 percent whiff rate and .222 opponent batting average against. Gant is just 1-3 since joining the Twins, though he has exhibited much better control, with a 32:10 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 26 innings. He's an option for those in deeper formats, but his upcoming matchup against the Yankees isn't a particularly appealing one.
Minnesota Twins starting pitcher John Gant took the loss Tuesday against the Cubs. Gant didn't pitch badly, going five innings while allowing two runs on three hits, striking out five batters with no walks issued. He kept the Cubs lineup off-balance with his off-speed heavy approach, inducing an average exit velocity against of 84.8 MPH. The 29-year-old now owns a respectable 3.98 ERA but a ghastly 1.47 WHIP. Gant's control has actually been much better since the start of August, as evidenced by his 25:6 strikeout-to-walk ratio. Still, his upside is limited pitching for the Twins, who may start to call up some of their young prospect arms up from the minors.
The Minnesota Twins have a deal in place to acquire starting pitcher John Gant from the St. Louis Cardinals, according to Robert Murray of FanSided. Over 25 games between the bullpen and starting rotation this year, Gant is 4-6 with a 3.42 ERA, 1.572 WHIP and 16.2 percent strikeout rate over 76 1/3 innings of work. The strikeout rate is a career-low for Gant, but otherwise he should figure to be a decent replacement to fill the spot in the rotation that was vacated by Jose Berrios. There's no word yet what the return is for St. Louis in this deal.
St. Louis Cardinals right-hander John Gant is moving to the bullpen and will be available in relief in the near future. Gant was impressive early on for the Cardinals, but he was due for regression, and it has hit him hard recently. He has a decent 3.47 ERA on the season, but he's also sporting a 1.62 WHIP, 5.17 FIP and a mediocre 7.0 K/9 in 14 starts over 64 2/3 innings this season. In his last four starts this month, Gant has gone 0-4 with an 11.57 ERA, striking out 11 and walking 14 in 14 innings pitched. With a move to the bullpen, the 28-year-old can be dropped in most mixed leagues. Left-handed journeyman Wade LeBlanc is expected to get a shot in the Red Birds rotation in the near future, but he has even less upside than Gant in fantasy.
St. Louis Cardinals pitcher John Gant will move to the bullpen starting Saturday against the Pirates, per manager Mike Shildt. He owns an 11.57 ERA along with an 11:14 K: BB across 14 innings over his last four starts. The Cardinals have yet to announce who will replace Gant in the rotation, but fantasy managers can drop the 28-year-old if they haven't done so already. Gant will be used in a long-relief role going forward and owns a 3.76 ERA, 1.62 WHIP, and an abysmal 50:48 K: BB across 64 2/3 innings in 2021. Adam Wainwright will start Saturday's game against the Pirates as scheduled.
St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher John Gant lasted only three innings in Wednesday's start against the Detroit Tigers. Gant allowed three runs on two hits and four walks, striking out four. Gant got off to a great start this season, but was clearly playing with fire almost every start. Things have caught up to him quickly of late, as his record has fallen to 4-6 and his ERA has ballooned up to 3.76. Gant will stick in the rotation for at least a few more turns mostly based on the lack of other options, but he'll need to find his early season form sooner than later if he's going to be worthy of any fantasy consideration.
St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher John Gant took the loss in Thursday's start against the Atlanta Braves. Gant allowed three runs on four hits and two walks while striking out four in 5 1/3 innings. Gant got off to a great start this season, but he's struggled in his past three starts, allowing 15 runs despite pitching just 11 innings. His record dropped to 4-5 and his ERA is up to 3.50. He'll try to get back on track against the Tigers in his next scheduled start.
