Joe Ryan

Although Minnesota Twins fans may have been reluctant to see Nelson Cruz depart at the 2021 MLB Trade Deadline, in return, they received pitching prospect Joe Ryan. The San Francisco, California, hurler sits as the organization's number six overall prospect and has delivered accordingly. In Wednesday night's contest between the Twins and the Cleveland Indians, Ryan allowed one hit over seven scoreless innings and struck out four batters. With this effort, he became the first pitcher in AL history to throw seven or more scoreless innings while allowing no more than one base runner in either of his first two big-league starts.