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    David Festa

    • Cedar Rapids Kernels - A+
    • SP

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    • Bats: R / Throws: R
    • Age: 24
    • Rule 5 Eligible: After 2024 Season
    • Acquisition Method: Draft

    Scouting Report

    David Festa pitched in only four games after being drafted in the 13th round by the Twins in 2021. In 2022, he became a starter and worked 103 2/3 innings. His story is very similar to Louie Varland's a year earlier. Day 3 draft pick dominated in the two A-ball levels. Now, Festa will have to show what he can do against hitters in the upper levels of the minor leagues.  

    Festa’s performance across the 2022 season showed great development in his pitch command. His 34 walks to 108 strikeouts between Low-A and High-A brought about a 3.18 K/BB ratio, which shows great potential for better command development in his second full season. 

    The scouting grade rankings for Festa still place him at an overall average ranking, but the 6’6 righty will do what he can to show he has a place in a future Twins rotation. Those numbers should change as his fastball was sitting 96-97 most of the year and touch 98 and 99 later in the season too. He will need to continue working on his secondary pitches as well. 

    Monthly Splits

    Split Team W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO AVG WHIP GO/AO
    Batting Second -- -- -- 29 -- -- -- -- -- 16.1 14 -- -- 3 0 7 0 26 .226 1.29 0.83
    Batting Third -- -- -- 29 -- -- -- -- -- 13.0 20 -- -- 2 0 10 0 18 .345 2.31 1.00
    Batting First -- -- -- 29 -- -- -- -- -- 16.2 12 -- -- 0 2 7 0 26 .197 1.14 1.40
    Leading Off -- -- -- 29 -- -- -- -- -- 28.1 36 -- -- 4 2 6 0 37 .295 1.48 0.88
    Bases Loaded -- -- -- 5 -- -- -- -- -- 1.1 2 -- -- 1 0 0 0 2 .333 1.50 1.00
    Runner at 2nd -- -- -- 25 -- -- -- -- -- 11.1 10 -- -- 3 1 6 0 15 .227 1.41 0.73
    Runner at 3rd -- -- -- 13 -- -- -- -- -- 3.2 5 -- -- 1 0 5 0 5 .333 2.73 2.00
    Bases Empty -- -- -- 29 -- -- -- -- -- 69.2 75 -- -- 12 3 22 0 98 .263 1.39 0.93
    Pre All-Star MIN 1 1 10.80 2 2 0 0 0 0 10.0 16 12 12 4 0 1 0 8 .348 1.70 1.20
    Runner at 1st -- -- -- 27 -- -- -- -- -- 22.1 10 -- -- 1 0 10 0 23 .147 0.90 0.94
    Late / Close MIN -- -- -- 1 -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 0 -- -- 0 0 1 0 0 .000 -.-- -.--
    Night Games 4 8 4.31 22 22 0 0 0 0 96.0 89 47 46 12 3 36 0 127 .245 1.30 1.01
    On Turf MIN 1 1 5.40 3 3 0 0 0 0 15.0 18 9 9 1 0 2 0 15 .286 1.33 1.14
    Third Inning -- -- 4.61 28 -- -- -- -- -- 27.1 24 14 14 4 1 12 0 31 .231 1.32 1.45
    Fourth Inning -- -- 8.46 25 -- -- -- -- -- 22.1 38 21 21 7 0 10 0 27 .369 2.15 0.63
    First Inning -- -- 4.13 29 -- -- -- -- -- 28.1 25 13 13 2 2 14 0 47 .236 1.38 1.00
    Second Inning -- -- 1.93 28 -- -- -- -- -- 28.0 16 6 6 2 0 9 0 35 .170 0.89 1.00
    Starter 5 9 4.56 28 28 0 0 0 0 120.1 114 62 61 17 5 47 0 159 .248 1.34 1.00
    Post All-Star MIN 1 5 3.81 12 11 0 0 0 0 54.1 46 24 23 5 2 22 0 69 .224 1.25 0.82
    Runners at 1st & 3rd -- -- -- 12 -- -- -- -- -- 4.1 4 -- -- 0 1 1 0 5 .250 1.15 1.67
    Runners at 1st & 2nd -- -- -- 21 -- -- -- -- -- 9.1 9 -- -- 0 0 3 0 13 .265 1.29 1.00
    Scoring Position -- -- -- 29 -- -- -- -- -- 31.2 33 -- -- 5 2 17 0 45 .268 1.58 1.04
    Second Half STP 0 1 27.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.2 3 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 .600 7.50 -.--
    First Half STP 3 2 3.77 14 14 0 0 0 0 59.2 53 25 25 9 3 24 0 87 .241 1.29 1.08
    vs Right -- -- -- 29 -- -- -- -- -- 68.1 63 -- -- 10 4 24 0 95 .240 1.27 0.96
    Away Games 4 4 3.39 13 13 0 0 0 0 58.1 50 22 22 4 2 21 0 78 .230 1.22 0.96
    Day Games 1 1 5.02 7 6 0 0 0 0 28.2 29 16 16 6 2 13 0 39 .259 1.47 0.80
    Behind in Count -- -- -- 29 -- -- -- -- -- 28.1 35 -- -- 7 0 49 0 34 .299 2.96 1.40
    Reliever MIN 0 0 2.08 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.1 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 7 .235 1.38 0.20
    Home Games 1 5 5.43 16 15 0 0 0 0 66.1 68 41 40 14 3 28 0 88 .263 1.45 0.96
    Seventh Inning MIN -- -- -.-- 1 -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 -.-- -.--
    Fifth Inning -- -- 4.20 16 -- -- -- -- -- 15.0 13 8 7 3 2 3 0 22 .232 1.07 0.75
    On Grass 4 8 4.35 26 25 0 0 0 0 109.2 100 54 53 17 5 47 0 151 .242 1.34 0.93
    Sixth Inning -- -- 0.00 4 -- -- -- -- -- 3.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .154 0.55 0.75
    vs Left -- -- -- 29 -- -- -- -- -- 54.0 55 -- -- 8 1 25 0 71 .258 1.48 0.96
    Runners at 2nd & 3rd -- -- -- 7 -- -- -- -- -- 1.2 3 -- -- 0 0 2 0 5 .375 3.00 -.--
    April STP 0 0 2.55 5 5 0 0 0 0 17.2 16 5 5 2 0 10 0 26 .242 1.47 1.00
    May STP 1 1 3.44 4 4 0 0 0 0 18.1 15 7 7 3 1 7 0 30 .224 1.20 1.00
    March STP 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 .111 1.33 1.00
    August MIN 1 2 3.13 5 5 0 0 0 0 23.0 16 8 8 2 0 8 0 30 .188 1.04 0.86
    September MIN 0 2 4.91 5 5 0 0 0 0 22.0 23 13 12 1 1 11 0 26 .267 1.55 1.00
    June 3 1 6.31 5 5 0 0 0 0 25.2 28 18 18 5 2 5 0 29 .280 1.29 1.32
    One Out -- -- -- 29 -- -- -- -- -- 41.1 29 -- -- 5 0 17 0 53 .195 1.11 1.03
    Ahead in Count -- -- -- 29 -- -- -- -- -- 54.1 43 -- -- 8 0 0 0 85 .215 0.79 0.80
    July 0 3 7.20 4 3 0 0 0 0 15.0 19 12 12 5 1 5 0 21 .302 1.60 0.53
    Two Outs -- -- -- 29 -- -- -- -- -- 38.0 38 -- -- 8 1 19 0 58 .253 1.50 0.93
    No Outs -- -- -- 29 -- -- -- -- -- 44.1 51 -- -- 5 4 13 0 55 .288 1.44 0.92
    Batting Sixth -- -- -- 29 -- -- -- -- -- 14.0 10 -- -- 2 1 3 0 19 .200 0.93 1.75
    Batting Seventh -- -- -- 29 -- -- -- -- -- 13.0 11 -- -- 1 1 3 0 13 .224 1.08 0.79
    Batting Fourth -- -- -- 29 -- -- -- -- -- 15.0 14 -- -- 3 0 5 0 17 .250 1.27 0.67
    Batting Fifth -- -- -- 29 -- -- -- -- -- 13.0 15 -- -- 4 0 4 0 20 .273 1.46 0.82
    Batting Eighth -- -- -- 28 -- -- -- -- -- 11.2 12 -- -- 0 0 3 0 13 .261 1.29 0.75
    Batting Ninth -- -- -- 28 -- -- -- -- -- 9.2 10 -- -- 3 1 7 0 14 .256 1.76 1.14
    Season Team LG Level W L ERA G GS CG SHO HLD SV SVO IP H R ER HR NP HB BB IBB SO AVG WHIP GO/AO
    2021 2 teams - Minors 1 0 4.32 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.1 3 5 4 0 104 0 4 0 12 .107 0.84 1.17
    2021 F-TWI FCL ROK 1 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.0 1 0 0 0 32 0 0 0 8 .063 0.20 0.75
    2021 FTM A SE A 0 0 10.80 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.1 2 5 4 0 72 0 4 0 4 .167 1.80 2.00
    2022 2 teams - Minors 9 4 2.43 21 18 0 0 0 0 0 103.2 79 34 28 6 1583 6 34 0 108 .214 1.09 1.11
    2022 FTM FSL A 2 1 1.50 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 24.0 12 5 4 1 357 1 6 0 33 .148 0.75 1.00
    2022 CR MID A+ 7 3 2.71 16 13 0 0 0 0 0 79.2 67 29 24 5 1226 5 28 0 75 .233 1.19 1.14
    2023 2 teams - Minors 4 4 4.19 24 22 0 0 1 0 0 92.1 86 49 43 9 1600 2 42 0 119 .246 1.39 1.19
    2023 WCH TEX AA 3 3 4.39 21 19 0 0 1 0 0 80.0 76 45 39 8 1357 2 33 0 104 .249 1.36 1.15
    2023 STP INT AAA 1 1 2.92 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 12.1 10 4 4 1 243 0 9 0 15 .222 1.54 1.50
    2024 STP INT AAA 3 3 4.03 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 60.1 56 27 27 9 1051 3 26 0 89 .249 1.36 1.08
    Date Team OPP W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO AVG WHIP GO/AO
    2024-03-30 STP vs COL 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 .111 1.33 1.00
    2024-04-05 STP @ NAS 0 0 1.59 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.2 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 .250 1.76 2.00
    2024-04-11 STP vs IOW 0 0 2.16 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.2 3 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 .267 2.04 1.40
    2024-04-17 STP @ IND 0 0 1.46 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 .227 1.70 0.90
    2024-04-23 STP vs ROC 0 0 1.72 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.1 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 5 .241 1.66 1.00
    2024-04-30 STP vs LOU 0 0 2.18 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 3 2 2 1 0 1 0 10 .227 1.45 1.00
    2024-05-05 STP vs LOU 0 1 3.75 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.1 7 5 5 2 1 1 0 8 .264 1.58 0.93
    2024-05-11 STP @ TOL 0 0 3.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 10 .243 1.47 0.89
    2024-05-17 STP vs OMA 0 0 3.18 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 4 2 2 1 0 2 0 4 .246 1.47 1.05
    2024-05-25 STP @ BUF 1 0 2.77 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 .225 1.33 1.00
    2024-06-01 STP @ ROC 0 1 3.56 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 6 5 5 1 0 3 0 5 .241 1.42 0.93
    2024-06-07 STP vs SYR 0 0 3.56 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 5 2 2 0 0 1 0 6 .242 1.40 1.03
    2024-06-14 STP @ LOU 1 0 3.50 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 10 .237 1.31 1.15
    2024-06-20 STP vs TOL 1 0 3.77 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.2 6 4 4 2 1 0 0 6 .241 1.29 1.08
    2024-06-27 MIN @ AZ 1 0 9.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 7 5 5 1 0 1 0 2 .318 1.60 1.60
    2024-07-03 MIN vs DET 0 1 10.80 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 9 7 7 3 0 0 0 6 .348 1.70 1.20
    2024-07-12 STP @ LOU 0 1 4.03 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.2 3 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 .249 1.36 1.08
    2024-07-24 MIN vs PHI 0 0 8.16 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.1 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 7 .317 1.60 0.87
    2024-07-30 MIN @ NYM 0 1 6.98 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 6 .288 1.40 0.80
    2024-08-05 MIN @ CHC 1 0 5.55 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 .258 1.27 0.83
    2024-08-11 MIN vs CLE 0 0 5.20 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.1 3 1 1 1 0 3 0 3 .255 1.34 0.75
    2024-08-17 MIN @ TEX 0 0 4.96 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 6 .260 1.32 0.76
    2024-08-23 MIN vs STL 0 1 5.20 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.2 3 3 3 0 0 2 0 5 .255 1.32 0.73
    2024-08-28 MIN vs ATL 0 1 4.89 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 7 .236 1.20 0.83
    2024-09-03 MIN @ TB 0 1 4.75 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 5 2 2 0 0 1 0 7 .238 1.20 0.84
    2024-09-09 MIN vs LAA 0 1 5.08 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 4 4 4 1 0 3 0 4 .240 1.25 0.91
    2024-09-15 MIN vs CIN 0 0 5.07 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.2 3 2 2 0 1 3 0 4 .239 1.27 0.98
    2024-09-20 MIN @ BOS 0 0 4.80 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 6 .238 1.28 0.94
    2024-09-26 MIN vs MIA 0 0 4.90 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.1 7 4 3 0 0 1 0 5 .247 1.32 0.88

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