2025 Player Outlook

Woods Richardson made 28 starts for the Twins in 2024, and compiled a 5-5 record with a 4.17 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, and 4.05 xERA. Recency bias rears its ugly head with Woods Richardson, because many forget that through his first 16 starts of the season, he had a 3.51 ERA and 1.15 WHIP. His final 12 starts netted a 5.23 ERA, and 1.53 WHIP, and his command issues were prevalent down the stretch (10.5% walk rate over last 51.2 IP). The young right-hander may not be an elite strikeout producer, let alone a guy who even averages one strikeout per inning, but the talent is worth betting on in the later rounds of drafts, as Minnesota figures to give him every opportunity to stick in the rotation.