2B Shane Desch #5
Minnesota Twins MLB
Age: 25 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
10/06/2026
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2B SHANE DESCH #5 - AGE: 25 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
84 277 56 10 1 5 30 19 53 .202 .252 .300 3 0.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 40 50 45
Gap 45 40 45 45
Power 40 35 45 45
Eye 45 35 45 45
Avoid K's 50 40 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 60 35
Errors: - 60 50
Arm: 20 55 50
Turn DP: - 55 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 55
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 65 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 55
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 35
Stealing Aggressiveness: 45
Stealing Ability: 60
Baserunning Inst.: 55
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/04/2026 SEA Win, 4-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/03/2026 SEA Win, 9-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/02/2026 SEA Win, 5-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/01/2026 CLE Loss, 4-6 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/30/2026 CLE Win, 6-3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
09/29/2026 CLE Win, 9-8 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
09/27/2026 @ KC Loss, 3-8 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/2026 @ KC Loss, 2-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/25/2026 @ KC Win, 8-5 4 1 1 3 1 0 0 0
09/24/2026 @ CLE Loss, 7-9 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:04/15/2001
Born in:Oxnard, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$2,800,000
Signed Through:2027 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 145 Days
Service This Yr:104 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 145 Days
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2026 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 84 277 56 10 1 5 30 28 19 53 .202 .252 .300 .551 .236 .097 42
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 78 311 1 0 0 7 9 5 83 16 3 1 75.0 21.2 2.36 .1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   78 17 1 0 0 3 6 6 19 0 3 0 .218 .274 .231 .505
Versus Right   199 39 9 1 5 27 22 13 34 5 6 1 .196 .243 .327 .570
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   17 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 2 2 0 .000 .050 .000 .050
June   19 3 2 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 1 1 .158 .238 .263 .501
July   87 17 4 0 0 6 8 6 18 1 1 0 .195 .245 .241 .486
August   85 18 3 1 2 12 9 6 19 1 4 0 .212 .261 .341 .602
September   75 18 1 0 3 12 9 5 10 3 2 0 .240 .277 .373 .650
October   11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 .000 .083 .000 .083
Spring Training   31 6 0 0 1 1 4 3 10 0 1 0 .194 .265 .290 .555
Career   277 56 10 1 5 30 28 19 53 5 9 1 .202 .252 .300 .551
Home   149 33 7 0 2 19 15 15 26 4 5 0 .221 .286 .309 .594
Road   128 23 3 1 3 11 13 4 27 1 4 1 .180 .209 .289 .498
Grass   250 50 10 1 3 26 25 18 49 5 9 1 .200 .252 .284 .536
Turf   27 6 0 0 2 4 3 1 4 0 0 0 .222 .250 .444 .694
Day   98 19 3 0 1 12 12 8 19 2 4 1 .194 .257 .255 .512
Night   179 37 7 1 4 18 16 11 34 3 5 0 .207 .249 .324 .573
As Starter   270 54 8 1 5 28 27 18 51 5 8 1 .200 .248 .293 .541
As Reliever / Substitution   7 2 2 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 .286 .375 .571 .946
Pinch Hitting   3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Close/Late   65 13 1 1 1 9 3 2 17 1 3 0 .200 .221 .292 .513
Inning 1-3   82 17 3 0 2 8 9 5 12 1 2 0 .207 .250 .317 .567
Inning 4-6   99 19 3 0 2 8 12 9 19 2 4 1 .192 .261 .283 .544
Inning 7-9   92 20 4 1 1 14 7 5 21 2 2 0 .217 .253 .315 .568
Extra Innings   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   90 17 3 0 0 2 15 5 17 1 5 1 .189 .237 .222 .459
1 Outs   92 18 3 1 3 13 8 7 17 4 4 0 .196 .243 .348 .591
2 Outs   95 21 4 0 2 15 5 7 19 0 0 0 .221 .275 .326 .601
Scoring Position   59 15 2 0 3 27 5 5 8 5 9 0 .254 .290 .441 .731
Bases Empty   166 33 8 0 2 2 20 13 34 0 0 1 .199 .261 .283 .544
Runner on 1st   52 8 0 1 0 1 3 1 11 0 0 0 .154 .170 .192 .362
Runner on 2nd   21 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 8 0 .095 .208 .095 .304
Runner on 3rd   4 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   19 6 2 0 0 5 0 2 4 0 0 0 .316 .381 .421 .802
Runner on 1st & 3rd   4 2 0 0 1 6 1 0 1 2 0 0 .500 .333 1.250 1.583
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 2 0 0 2 8 2 0 0 2 1 0 .333 .250 1.333 1.583
Bases Loaded   5 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .167 .200 .367
Two Strikes   112 13 1 1 0 2 4 6 53 0 0 0 .116 .161 .143 .304
First Pitch   45 13 2 0 1 6 4 0 0 2 6 0 .289 .277 .400 .677
Count 0-1   26 6 2 0 1 6 4 0 0 0 1 1 .231 .259 .423 .682
Count 0-2   26 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 .077 .077 .077 .154
Count 1-0   33 12 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 .364 .353 .455 .807
Count 1-1   24 6 0 0 1 8 2 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .240 .375 .615
Count 1-2   39 4 0 1 0 1 3 0 19 0 0 0 .103 .103 .154 .256
Count 2-0   13 4 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 .308 .286 .615 .901
Count 2-1   16 1 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 .062 .062 .125 .188
Count 2-2   31 6 1 0 0 1 1 0 8 0 0 0 .194 .194 .226 .419
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   8 1 0 0 1 3 5 9 0 0 0 0 .125 .588 .500 1.088
Full Count   16 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 8 0 0 0 .062 .318 .062 .381
Behind in Count   91 12 2 1 1 7 7 0 37 0 1 1 .132 .141 .209 .350
Ahead in Count   70 18 5 0 2 8 14 13 0 2 2 0 .257 .365 .414 .779
Batting 2nd   5 3 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 1.000 1.600
Batting 3rd   1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Batting 4th   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Batting 7th   50 8 2 0 1 1 5 4 10 0 2 1 .160 .236 .260 .496
Batting 8th   127 25 3 0 3 21 12 10 24 5 3 0 .197 .246 .291 .538
Batting 9th   81 18 2 1 1 8 7 5 16 0 3 0 .222 .267 .309 .576
Low Leverage   134 24 6 0 3 9 13 10 27 2 1 0 .179 .233 .291 .524
Medium Leverage   100 22 4 0 1 7 12 9 16 0 3 1 .220 .291 .290 .581
High Leverage   41 10 0 1 1 14 3 0 9 3 5 0 .244 .227 .366 .593
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE 2026 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 60 228 66 11 0 5 32 23 23 38 .289 .358 .404 .762 .351 .114 109
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 59 255 2 0 0 9 1 1 92 16 3 1 75.0 32.1 4.98 1.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   68 19 2 0 1 10 6 1 15 0 1 0 .279 .290 .353 .643
Versus Right   160 47 9 0 4 22 17 22 23 1 0 2 .294 .384 .425 .809
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   67 17 2 0 2 9 6 8 15 0 0 1 .254 .342 .373 .715
May   92 24 5 0 2 14 8 12 12 1 1 0 .261 .343 .380 .723
June   69 25 4 0 1 9 9 3 11 0 0 1 .362 .397 .464 .861
Career   228 66 11 0 5 32 23 23 38 1 1 2 .289 .358 .404 .762
Home   97 29 3 0 3 12 14 14 18 0 0 2 .299 .398 .423 .821
Road   131 37 8 0 2 20 9 9 20 1 1 0 .282 .326 .389 .716
Grass   228 66 11 0 5 32 23 23 38 1 1 2 .289 .358 .404 .762
Day   30 7 2 0 0 1 2 3 7 0 0 0 .233 .303 .300 .603
Night   198 59 9 0 5 31 21 20 31 1 1 2 .298 .367 .419 .786
As Starter   227 66 11 0 5 32 23 23 37 1 1 2 .291 .360 .405 .765
As Reliever / Substitution   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2026 Minnesota - MLB 25 84 277 56 10 1 5 30 28 19 1 5 53 3 1 .202 .252 .300 .551 49 42 0.1
Total MLB 84 277 56 10 1 5 30 28 19 1 5 53 3 1 .202 .252 .300 .551 49 42 0.1
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2025 Hillsboro - A 24 129 499 167 36 2 9 65 71 35 4 2 68 24 10 .335 .381 .469 .850 115 120 2.0
2025 Amarillo - AA 24 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -143 -0.1
2026 Reno - AAA 25 60 228 66 11 0 5 32 23 23 2 1 38 3 1 .289 .358 .404 .762 106 109 1.4
Total PCL 60 228 66 11 0 5 32 23 23 2 1 38 3 1 .289 .358 .404 .762 106 109
Total TEX 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -143
Total NWL 129 499 167 36 2 9 65 71 35 4 2 68 24 10 .335 .381 .469 .850 115 120
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2026 Minnesota - MLB 2B 75 72 141 210 48 358 7 .980 645.2 4.89 +9.4 1.090
2026 Reno - AAA 2B 2 1 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 10.0 2.70 -0.1 1.017
2026 Minnesota - MLB 3B 3 2 0 4 1 4 0 1.000 15.0 2.40 +0.2 1.052
2026 Reno - AAA 3B 24 23 12 41 5 55 2 .964 207.1 2.30 -1.9 .951
2026 Minnesota - MLB SS 6 4 4 14 1 18 0 1.000 36.0 4.50 +0.6 1.031
2026 Reno - AAA SS 35 35 59 123 36 189 7 .963 307.2 5.32 +3.6 1.065
TOTAL 2B 77 73 143 211 48 361 7 .981 655.2 4.86 +9.2 1.090
TOTAL 3B 27 25 12 45 6 59 2 .966 222.1 2.31 -1.6 .959
TOTAL SS 41 39 63 137 37 207 7 .966 343.2 5.24 +4.2 1.061
PLAYER HISTORY
07/04/2025 Injured on 07/02/2025, diagnosed with a bruised knee, is day-to-day.
09/20/2025 Wins the 2025 Round 1 MVP Award.
09/21/2025 Wins the 2025 Northwest League Round 1 with the Hillsboro Hops!
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 40 (40).
06/22/2026 Was traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for CF Alan Walker and SP Steve Merz.
09/19/2026 Wins the 2026 Pacific Coast League Round 1 with the Reno Aces!
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