Mitch Garver Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 1" / 220 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 1/15/1991 (31)
- Experience
- 3
- College
- New Mexico
Mitch Garver Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Mitch Garver News
Minnesota Twins catcher Mitch Garver is on the bench for Wednesday's game against the Detroit Tigers and right-handed starter Casey Mize. In 234 plate appearances for the Twins this season, Garver is batting .261 with a .363 on-base percentage and 13 home runs. It'll be Ryan Jeffers starting at catcher instead on Wednesday. Jeffers is hitting ninth against Mize and the Tigers. You're probably better off looking elsewhere for streaming help at catcher. The 24-year-old is batting .199 with a .273 on-base percentage and 13 home runs in 282 plate appearances this season.
Minnesota Twins catcher Mitch Garver went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI single in Thursday's win over the Blue Jays. Garver started his day off with a 107.2 MPH single in the first inning, then added an RBI single in the third inning, which broke a 1-1 tie. The veteran backstop capped off his day with a 105.9 MPH double. Garver has missed about a month of action with a back issue but has ripped back-to-back three hit-efforts since returning from the injured list. With a .539 slugging percentage on the season, Garver is an upside option at the catcher position for fantasy managers in the playoffs.
The Minnesota Twins activated catcher Mitch Garver (back) from the 10-day injured list. He is starting behind the plate and batting eighth in Tuesday's game against Alec Mills and the Chicago Cubs. Garver missed about a month due to lower back tightness. He's had a decent, albeit fractioned season. Over 61 games, he's slashing .242/.352/.527 with 13 home runs, 29 RBI and 27 runs. He's worth keeping an eye on during the final weeks of the year for fantasy managers in need of a boost at catcher.
Batting Order
| 1 | Luis Arraez |
| 2 | Byron Buxton |
| 3 | Jorge Polanco |
| 4 | Josh Donaldson |
| 5 | Max Kepler |
| 6 | Miguel Sanó |
| 7 | Brent Rooker |
| 8 | Nick Gordon |
| 9 | Ryan Jeffers |
Mitch Garver Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
| 1 | Luis Arraez |
| 2 | Byron Buxton |
| 3 | Jorge Polanco |
| 4 | Josh Donaldson |
| 5 | Max Kepler |
| 6 | Miguel Sanó |
| 7 | Brent Rooker |
| 8 | Nick Gordon |
| 9 | Ryan Jeffers |
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.