| IP | 33.2 |
|---|---|
| ERA | 7.49 |
| WHIP | 1.660 |
| BB/9 | 4.5 |
| SO/9 | 8.3 |
- Full name Travis Michael Adams
- Born 01/19/2000 in Palm Springs, CA
- Profile Ht.: 6'1" / Wt.: 197 / Bats: R / Throws: R
- School Sacramento State
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Drafted in the 6th round (189th overall) by the Minnesota Twins in 2021 (signed for $253,300).
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Adams served as Sacramento State’s No. 2 starter behind Scott Randall this spring and took advantage of all the scout attention on Randall. His overall numbers weren’t impressive with a 4.31 ERA, 82 hits allowed and 72 strikeouts in 79.1 innings, but he flashed enough stuff to become a draft prospect in his own right. Adams fastball ranges from 90-95 mph and has touched 97 at its best. He goes right after hitters with his fastball and gets plenty of swings and misses on it. Adams mostly just throws his fastball but flashes an above-average changeup that gets chase swings and misses. He lacks an effective breaking ball and threw his curveball less than 3% of the time this season. Adams is a good athlete with a quick arm and still has some physical projection left to add strength and throw harder in the future. Whether he can develop an effective breaking ball will determine whether he ends up a starter or reliever.
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BA Grade/Risk: 40/Medium.
Track Record: The biggest moment of Adams’ 2024 season didn’t come on the field. When a house in his spring training neighborhood caught fire, Adams rushed into the house with some neighbors and pulled the homeowner to safety before fire trucks arrived. His 2024 on the field also proved eventful. A sixth-round pick out of Sacramento State in 2021, Adams pro career seemed stalled in Double-A. He ended May with a 5.00 ERA in a return to Wichita, following a 5.66 ERA in 2023. A dominating June helped him turn his season around. He was promoted to Triple-A St. Paul after posting a 0.70 ERA in five August outings. The Twins added him to the 40-man roster after the season.
Scouting Report: Adams didn’t dramatically change anything to turn his season and career around, he just pitched better with roughly the same stuff, the same pitch mix and the same control. Adams doesn’t really have a plus pitch, but he has an array of average offerings, starting with a mid-90s four-seam fastball and an above-average, hard cutter at 90-91 mph that he relies on heavily. He also has a mid-80s slider and an 86-88 mph changeup. His ability to mix pitches with average control is paired with solid durability. He has topped 100 innings each of the past three seasons and the last time he missed significant time was as a freshman at Sacramento State, when he was shut down in early May for precautionary reasons.
The Future: Adams heads back to St. Paul as an on-call starter, but his fastball, cutter and slider paired with an ability to throw strikes also makes him a useful prospective big league reliever who can throw multiple innings while being optioned back and forth as needed.
Scouting Grades: Fastball: 50 | Slider: 50 | Changeup: 50 | Cutter: 55 | Control: 50.
Career Transactions
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Minnesota Twins recalled RHP Travis Adams from St. Paul Saints.
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Minnesota Twins optioned RHP Travis Adams to St. Paul Saints.
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Minnesota Twins recalled RHP Travis Adams from St. Paul Saints.
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Minnesota Twins optioned RHP Travis Adams to St. Paul Saints.
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Minnesota Twins recalled RHP Travis Adams from St. Paul Saints.
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Minnesota Twins optioned RHP Travis Adams to St. Paul Saints.
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Minnesota Twins recalled RHP Travis Adams from St. Paul Saints.
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St. Paul Saints activated RHP Travis Adams.
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Minnesota Twins optioned RHP Travis Adams to St. Paul Saints.
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St. Paul Saints activated RHP Travis Adams.
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Minnesota Twins optioned RHP Travis Adams to St. Paul Saints.
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Minnesota Twins recalled RHP Travis Adams from St. Paul Saints.
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Minnesota Twins optioned RHP Travis Adams to St. Paul Saints.
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RHP Travis Adams assigned to St. Paul Saints from Wichita Wind Surge.
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Wichita Wind Surge activated RHP Travis Adams.
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Wichita Wind Surge transferred RHP Travis Adams to the Development List.
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Wichita Wind Surge activated RHP Travis Adams from the 7-day injured list.
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Wichita Wind Surge placed RHP Travis Adams on the 7-day injured list.
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RHP Travis Adams assigned to Wichita Wind Surge.