Josh Winder #31

Josh Stewart Winder (pronounced WINE-der)...Instagram: @j.winder36...selected by Twins in seventh round of 2018 First-Year Player Draft out of Virginia Military Institute...went 16-16 with six complete games, a 4.53 ERA (274.1 IP, 138 ER), 51 walks and 273 strikeouts in 42 starts over three seasons at VMI, including 5-6 with a 5.40 ERA (85.0 IP, 51 ER), 19 walks and 91 strikeouts his junior season...ranked by Baseball America as the No. 2 prospect in the Southern Conference and the Preseason SoCon Pitcher of the Year, and was named Second-Team All-SoCon in 2017...graduated from James River High School in Richmond, VA; was First-Team All-Conference and Second-Team All-Region as a senior.

2021

Was a non-roster depth player at Twins spring training...appeared in four games (1 start), going 0-1 with a 4.76 ERA (5.2 IP, 3 ER), three walks and five strikeouts in his first major league spring action...Assigned to Double-A Wichita to start the season...Matched his career high with nine strikeouts on June 8 at Tulsa (ND, 5.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R/ER, 1 HR, 1 BB), doing so for the third time...Went 3-0, 1.98 ERA (54.2 IP, 12 ER) with 10 walks and 65 strikeouts in 10 starts for the Wind Surge...Promoted to Triple-A St. Paul on June 28 and finished the season with the Saints...Made his first career Triple AAA appearance July 2 vs. Omaha, starting and earning the win after tossing 5.2 innings of one-run, one-hit ball (2 BB, 8 K)...Selected to the American League team in the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game at Coors Field...tossed 0.1 inning (1 R/ER, 1 HR, 1 K, 1 WP)...Made four starts for the Saints, going 1-0, 4.67 ERA (17.1 IP, 9 ER) with three walks and 15 strikeouts...Placed on the 7-day Injured List on August 7 with right shoulder impingement syndrome and missed the rest of the season...Went a combined 4-0, 2.63 ERA (72.0 IP, 21 ER) with 13 walks, 80 strikeouts and a .211 (55-for-261) opponent batting average in 14 starts between Wichita and St. Paul...Added to Twins 40-man roster on November 19...Ranked as seventh-best prospect in Twins system by MLB.com, entering 2022