Jeff HoffmanTOR · MIN · RP

2026 review

Jeff Hoffman missed bats at an elite level for Toronto and then Minnesota, posting a 17.1 SwStr% and a 32.4 CSW% over 1211 pitches, the 8th and 12th highest of 517 pitchers with 100+ BF, plus a 34.9 K% and a 10.3 BB% over 292 BF that ranked 11th highest of 517. He finished at a 3.55 ERA and 1.32 WHIP in 66.0 IP across 71 games, with 6 SV and 22 HLD. He moved from TOR to MIN, last appearing for TOR Aug 1 and first for MIN Aug 5, and closed the year on the 15-day IL, placed Sep 23 with right forearm inflammation, missing 4 regular-season days with no activation on record through Sep 27. Drafted at NFBC ADP rank 102, he finished 314th of 1472 in the TDK LABS 5x5 value rank, 212 spots below, and 66th of 575 RP. His 4-seam fastball dropped from 96.7 mph Mar-Jun (221 pitches) to 95.9 mph Jul-Sep (160 pitches), and he ran a 0.75 ERA in 12.0 IP in Jun against a 6.23 ERA in 13.0 IP in May. Early May the TDK LABS card tied him to a leverage change in Toronto's bullpen; by Sep it had him locked into the ninth-inning mix in a primary leverage role before the forearm issue.