2025 Player Outlook
Despite an underwhelming .226 average, Jeffers posted a .432 SLG with 21 home runs, 22 doubles, 64 RBI, and three stolen bases. His .374 SLG after the All-Star Break knocked some of the shine off his start to the season (.467 SLG pre-All-Star Break), and his defensive metrics aren't exactly exceptional per Baseball Savant. Jeffers boasts strong pull-side power, and while the final numbers suffice for a fantasy catcher, the noticeable drops in his barrel rate, average exit velo, and hard-hit rate last year are a bit concerning. He struck out far less than years past, which is excellent, and if his hard-hit rates can return to what they were in previous seasons, he could be a 18-22 homer guy with a .245 average in 2025, which easily put him inside the top 15 at his position.
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Ryan Jeffers (thumb) is back in the lineup for Sunday’s showdown against the Tigers.
Jeffers is back handling the catching duties on Sunday afternoon following a two-game absence due to a cut on his right thumb that required treatment. It doesn’t sound like a serious concern moving forward.
Ryan Jeffers is on the bench for a second straight day Saturday against the Tigers.
No word yet on if Jeffers is banged up, but it’d be a true rarity for him to be on the bench in back-to-back games otherwise. He and Christian Vásquez have been alternating starts exactly at catcher this year, with Jeffers also making one appearance as a DH. Neither player is hitting much yet; Jeffers has a .515 OPS in 34 plate appearances, whereas Vásquez is at .455 in 23.
Twins and C Ryan Jeffers avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $4.55 million contract.
The 27-year-old backstop had been projected by MLBTradeRumors.com to earn $4.7 million through the arbitration process, so it looks like a fair deal for both sides. The 2024 season was a tale of two halves for Jeffers, as he absolutely crushed the ball in the first half of the season before limping to the finish over the final couple of months. He has been a fringe top 20 catcher in early fantasy drafts for the 2025 season.
Ryan Jeffers hit a two-run homer in a blowout loss to the Orioles on Saturday.
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