Fantasy Baseball Profile - Caleb Thielbar

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Caleb Thielbar
Minnesota Twins
Pitcher
2024 Projected Value: $2
2024 Actual Value: $0 Difference: $-2
Based on 10-team AL-only league

Player Stats Daily Log

Year	W	L	Sv	Hold	IP	H	BB	SO	ER	ERA	WHIP	Rate
2024 proj	4	1	2	13	46.0	37	12	57	16	3.13	1.065	21.5
2024	1	1	3	3	8.7	12	5	11	6	6.23	1.962	6.5
2023	3	1	0	14	30.7	23	6	36	11	3.23	0.946	15.6
2022	4	3	1	18	59.3	50	18	80	21	3.19	1.146	26.6
2021	7	0	0	12	64.0	55	20	77	23	3.23	1.172	31.6
2020	2	1	0	1	20.0	14	9	22	5	2.25	1.150	32.7
2015	0	0	0	0	5.0	5	0	5	3	5.40	1.000	-0.2
2014	2	1	0	0	47.7	51	16	35	18	3.40	1.406	11.0
2013	3	2	0	0	46.0	24	14	39	9	1.76	0.826	28.7

Player News

Date	News
4/19/24	Late error sinks Twins in loss to Tigers, losing streak hits five. The Twins’ losing streak has reached five. It wasn’t the offense this time — the main culprit early on this season — though MInnesota did manage just five hits on Friday night. Instead, it was a ninth-inning error that helped do them in in a 5-4 loss to the Detroit Tigers on a chilly night at Target Field. After Caleb Thielbar quickly racked up the first two outs of the ninth, a Mark Canha ... Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/error-sinks-twins-loss-ti...
4/14/24	Twins activate reliever Thielbar from injured list. The Twins reinstated left-handed reliever Caleb Thielbar from the 15-day injured list on Sunday. Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39940894/twins...
4/14/24	Thielbar reinstated by Twins following hamstring injury. The Minnesota Twins have announced Caleb Thielbar has been reinstated by the team after spending time on the 15-day Injured List. Thielbar, a left-handed pitcher, has been out with a left hamstring strain since the beginning of the season. Previously, he made two appearances for the St. Paul Saints, pitching for three innings and allowing one run. Source: https://kstp.com/minnesota-sports/thielbar-reinsta...
4/06/24	Twins bullpen an early bright spot as team awaits return of trio of arms. When the Twins kicked off spring training, they expected the bullpen to be a major strength of their team. Caleb Thielbar had suffered a hamstring strain that kept him off the mound all spring. Justin Topa was dealing with a knee issue that had plagued him for the past couple of years. Source: https://www.twincities.com/2024/04/06/twins-bullpe...
3/21/24	As Twins camp winds down, here’s a look at four relievers vying for a bullpen spot. FORT MYERS, Fla. — When the Twins reported to camp, it seemed as if two roster spots were up for grabs: one for a bench bat and one in the bullpen. Now, with Opening Day rapidly approaching next Thursday, the Twins have even more decisions to make than when they reported to Fort Myers. In addition to the last spot in the bullpen, the Twins now have two more openings with both Caleb Thielbar ... Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/twins-camp-winds-down-loo...
3/12/24	Twins reliever Caleb Thielbar moving closer to game action. Twins pitcher Caleb Thielbar is happy with his stuff. The 37-year-old is dealing with a left hamstring strain that has kept him out of games this spring, and the last hurdle he needs to clear before he can join his teammates in Grapefruit League action is being able to field his position. Thielbar got his work in on Tuesday on a back field, throwing his second live batting practice session against teammates Royce Lewis, Edouard Julien and Carlos Santana. “That's how everyone gets hurt,” Thielbar said. Source: https://www.twincities.com/2024/03/12/twins-reliev...
2/21/24	Joe Schmit with Twins in Fort Myers: Reliever Caleb Thielbar's perseverance. Randolph, Minnesota native Caleb Thielbar, 37, is set to make a little above $3.2 million in 2024, the most money of any year of his lengthy professional career. Most importantly, Thielbar is a reliever that manager Rocco Baldelli trusts in high-leverage situations. Source: https://kstp.com/minnesota-sports/twins-spring-tra...
1/23/24	Twins pitcher delivers his tale of perseverance at Mayo Clinic's children's hospital. Jan. 23—ROCHESTER — When he was down, Caleb Thielbar didn't give up his dream of pitching again in Major League Baseball. That message of perseverance is one he was able to deliver on Tuesday as the Minnesota Twins Winter Caravan made a private stop at the Mayo Clinic for pediatric patients and their families. Thielbar, a left-handed relief pitcher for the Twins, attended the annual Winter ... Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/twins-pitcher-delivers-ta...
10/12/23	José Abreu homers again to power the Astros past the Twins 3-2 and into their 7th straight ALCS. José Abreu homered for the third time in two games for the Houston Astros in a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Twins. The Astros reached their seventh straight AL Championship Series and eliminated the Twins in Game 4 of their AL Division Series. Abreu hit a two-run rocket in the fourth inning off reliever Caleb Thielbar. Michael Brantley also went deep as the Astros hit 10 homers in the series. Abreu had eight RBIs. Houston will host Texas in Game 1 of the ALCS on Sunday. Justin Verlander is scheduled to take the mound for his 36th career postseason start. Source: https://www.chron.com/sports/article/abreu-homers-...
10/11/23	José Abreu homers again to power the Astros past the Twins 3-2 and into their 7th straight ALCS. José Abreu homered for the third time in two games for the Houston Astros in a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Twins. The Astros reached their seventh straight AL Championship Series and eliminated the Twins in Game 4 of their AL Division Series. Abreu hit a two-run rocket in the fourth inning off reliever Caleb Thielbar. Michael Brantley also went deep as the Astros hit 10 homers in the series. Abreu had eight RBIs. Houston, the defending World Series champion, will host Texas in Game 1 of the ALCS on Sunday. Justin Verlander is likely to take the mound for his 36th career postseason start. Source: https://www.chron.com/sports/article/abreu-homers-...
10/04/23	Twins advance in first since '02: 'Not done yet'. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. MINNEAPOLIS -- Caleb Thielbar was 22, freshly drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers but still a devoted follower of his hometown Minnesota Twins, when the most painful memory of his baseball fandom took place: 11th inning, Game 2 of the 2009 American League Division Series, Joe Mauer lofts a fly ball down the left-field line that's ruled foul, even though replay confirms it landed fair. Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/38569461/twins...
8/14/23	Phillies get no runs, five hits, two ejections in 3-0 loss to Twins. PHILADELPHIA – Caleb Thielbar released the full-count fastball and didn't hesitate a bit. He walked off the mound in stride and headed for the dugout. "I thought it was a strike. I wasn't shocked at all that he called it," the veteran reliever said of plate umpire Alex MacKay. "He was calling them there all day." The Phillies, batter Alec Bohm and the noisy crowd disagreed, to put it lightly. ... Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/phillies-no-runs-five-hit...
8/04/23	Joe Mauer's playing career inspired younger Twins from Minnesota: 'It made me realize it was possible'. Caleb Thielbar had heard the whispers growing up — there was a kid in St. Paul who was an exceptional young athlete — but in those days, social media didn't exist and there weren't any YouTube highlights to watch, so Thielbar, a Northfield native, really didn't have any clue how good Joe Mauer actually was until the latter broke into the big leagues with his home-state Twins. By the time pitcher Louie Varland, currently with the Saints, was growing up in the St. Paul area, Mauer was an idol to baseball players across the state. Source: https://www.twincities.com/2023/08/04/joe-mauers-p...
6/09/23	Twins LHP Thielbar back on IL with oblique strain. Just days after returning from an oblique strain, Twins left-hander Caleb Thielbar is back on the IL with the same injury. Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/37826789/twins...
6/04/23	Twins reinstate LHP Caleb Thielbar from IL. The Minnesota Twins reinstated left-handed pitcher Caleb Thielbar from the 15-day injured list on Sunday. Thielbar missed the Twins' past 29 games, last pitching May 2 in a loss to the Chicago White Sox, due to a right oblique strain. In 11 appearances this season, the 36-year-old Thielbar is 1-0 with a 1.80 ERA, two walks and 10 strikeouts in 10 innings. In a corresponding move, the Twins put right-hander Cole Sands on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to Thursday, with right shoulder impingement. Sands, 25, who last pitched on May 30, has a 0.73 ERA over 12 1/3 innings. He was walked seven and struck out 13, with opponents batting .213 against him. --Field Level Media Source: https://www.saltlakecitysun.com/news/273854163/twi...
5/18/23	Griffin Jax's Results Have Not Matched His Process. Last year it was about Caleb Thielbar in early June. This year it's the seemingly snake-bitten Griffin Jax. Through 20 appearances this season, Jax is carrying a disappointing 4.82 ERA. Jax currently leads the Twins' bullpen average leverage of appearance (1.73), indicating that Rocco Baldelli and Pete Maki have consistently entrusted the homegrown and developed reliever with the most tenuous situations the club has faced. While some lower stress opportunities might be useful from a mental standpoint – beat writer Do-Hyoung Park had an article earlier this week about how tough Jax can be on himself when he struggles – there is nothing in Jax's data to suggest he does not belong exactly where the Twins have been putting him. Source: https://www.twinkietown.com/2023/5/18/23726569/mlb...
3/14/23	Why Griffin Jax is Adding a Cutter. Namely, “he went to Driveline,” the data-driven player development laboratory where pitchers go into the laboratory to experiment with their stuff. Dan Hayes recently had the story of four Twins pitchers making the trek to Driveline this off-season to improve their crafts. Caleb Thielbar's career renaissance is attributable in some measure to his work at Driveline and he went in for a tune-up. Joe Ryan and Tyler Mahle visited with hopes of finding higher-quality secondary stuff to accompany their deceptive fastballs, especially the bigger breaking sliders that Ryan had already started to tinker with last season. Source: https://www.twinkietown.com/2023/3/14/23635217/mlb...
3/10/23	MLB commissioner Rob Manfred checks in at Twins camp to gauge reactions to new rules. Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred came to Twins camp on Friday to, among other things, gather feedback from the players about all of the sport's new rules in effect this spring. "I'd say it was pretty positive," said Caleb Thielbar, the team's player representative. Manfred, mindful of the bitterness of last spring's 99-day lockout, is trying to listen to the players, understand their issues and answer questions. Source: https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-twins-spring...
3/04/23	As Thielbar grows older, Twins lefthander gets better. FORT MYERS, Fla. — Caleb Thielbar looked around the Twins' clubhouse and shrugged. "If you had told me in 2013 that I would still be here in 2023," he said with a smile, "I would have thought I'd be a lot richer than I am." Such is the price you pay for a non-traditional path to major-league success. Not many players, after all, finish the best season of their career as the oldest player on ... Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/thielbar-grows-older-twin...
1/24/23	Former Jackrabbit Caleb Thielbar excited to be in Brookings with Twins Caravan. "I'm a servant of these young men and women and the coaches and the district." Source: https://www.kswo.com/video/2023/01/25/former-jackr...

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