Mitch Garver Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 1" / 220 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 1/15/1991 (30)
- Experience
- 3
- College
- New Mexico
Mitch Garver Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Mitch Garver News
Minnesota Twins catcher Mitch Garver is not in the lineup for the afternoon game against the Red Sox on Wednesday. Garver is getting a breather for the first contest of the doubleheader against Boston, with Ryan Jeffers behind the plate batting eighth against Nathan Eovaldi. Fantasy managers should expect Garver back in the lineup against lefty Eduardo Rodriguez for the nightcap, as two of his three extra-base hits and three of his four RBI have come against southpaws this season.
Minnesota Twins catcher Mitch Garver belted his second home run of the season in a 10-2 win over Seattle Thursday. Garver's homer left the bat at an exit velocity of 106.3 MPH and traveled 435 feet, the farthest-hit ball in the game. He rocketed a double and came around to score in his third trip to the plate. Garver is batting just .222 this season, though perhaps this was the performance he needed to get him going. The Twins have a day off Friday, though with left-hander Yusei Kikuchi on the mound for Seattle Saturday, Garver's fantasy managers should expect him in the lineup for the contest.
Minnesota Twins catcher Mitch Garver is not in Tuesday's lineup for the second game of the series against the Tigers. Backup Ryan Jeffers will be behind the plate for the third time in five games against right-handed starting pitcher Casey Mize. MLB.com's Do-Hyoung Park notes that the Twins prefer to have Garver in the lineup against left-handed pitching, so he'll get a second straight day off before likely catching the first two games of the next series against the Mariners on Thursday and Saturday against southpaws. Garver has a career .889 OPS against lefties, so he'll be well-positioned to have a good day at the plate against Seattle.
Batting Order
| 1 | Mitch Garver |
| 2 | Josh Donaldson |
| 3 | Nelson Cruz |
| 4 | Kyle Garlick |
| 5 | Luis Arraez |
| 6 | Miguel Sanó |
| 7 | Jorge Polanco |
| 8 | Max Kepler |
| 9 | Jake Cave |
Mitch Garver Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
| 1 | Mitch Garver |
| 2 | Josh Donaldson |
| 3 | Nelson Cruz |
| 4 | Kyle Garlick |
| 5 | Luis Arraez |
| 6 | Miguel Sanó |
| 7 | Jorge Polanco |
| 8 | Max Kepler |
| 9 | Jake Cave |
Minnesota Twins catcher Mitch Garver followed up his breakout 2019 with a dismal 2020 campaign. Granted, it was only 81 PA, but they couldn't have gone much worse for Garver. He posted an atrocious .167 AVG, 41 wRC+, and a 45.7% strikeout rate. Garver's 31-homer, 155 wRC+ year in 2019 had him looking like one of the elite bats behind the plate, but the 30-year-old backstop not only came crashing back to earth in 2020, he found himself lodged somewhere between its asthenosphere and inner core. The biggest change for Garver in 2020 was his inability to handle fastballs. Prior to 2020, Garver sported an impressive .297 AVG and .293 ISO against four-seamers, but in 2020 he hit .143 with just one extra-base hit against fastballs. This could be injury-related, or it could be the wackiness associated with such a small sample, but given Garver's history of success against heaters a bounce back in that category seems possible. Garver also posted a 92.4 MPH average exit velocity, which was even higher than his 2019 mark. The silver lining for Garver's fantasy value is that the overall weakness of the catcher position means he still holds moderate fantasy value despite a nightmare season in 2020. While he'll likely never reach his 2019 peak again, there are some things to like about Garver as a value option at catcher. He's a decent choice if you're looking for a cheap upside play behind the plate in 2021.