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2024 AL Central Standings |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
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Guardians | 92 | 69 | .571 | - |
Tigers | 86 | 76 | .531 | 6.5 |
Royals | 86 | 76 | .531 | 6.5 |
Twins | 82 | 80 | .506 | 10.5 |
White Sox | 41 | 121 | .253 | 51.5 |
Team Leaders |
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Stat | Player | Total |
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H | W Castro | 138 |
XBH | C Santana | 49 |
HR | C Santana | 23 |
RBI | C Santana | 71 |
BB | C Santana | 65 |
SB | W Castro | 14 |
AVG | W Castro | .247 |
OBP | W Castro | .331 |
SLG | C Santana | .420 |
OPS | C Santana | .748 |
Stat | Player | Total |
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W | P López | 15 |
SV | J Duran | 23 |
HLD | J Alcala | 16 |
IP | P López | 185.1 |
SO | P López | 198 |
AVG | B Ober | .208 |
WHIP | B Ober | 1.000 |
ERA | B Ober | 3.980 |
Updated 11/2 at 5:05 PM
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Previously: 1960s and 1970s
The project: Create an All-Decade team for each decade of Twins baseball. To be eligible for consideration here, a player must have played in at least 3 different seasons that decade with the Twins. Other than that, no minimum games played or AB/IP thresholds, though I will be balancing the peak vs longevity debate on a case by case basis. I'll be only looking at each players production as a Twin. Players are eligible to appear on multiple All-Decade teams. Other than that, no real rules here as it's not mean to be a super formal thing.
Next time: 2000s and 2010s to wrap this up
Hitters:
Pos | Name | Accomplishments/justification |
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C | Tim Laudner | Honestly, Dave Engle did more in less time for the Twins in the regular season than Laudner, who was not very good for us. But all is forgiven after Laudner hit .318/.444/.500 in the 1987 World Series |
1B | Kent Hrbek | The Twins didn't have a lot of talent in the early to mid '80s, but Hrbek was legitimately great, hitting .290 and slugging .496 for the decade. He made only one All-Star team, but you have to wonder if he wouldn't have made several with better voting and if not for his public comments about the ASG |
2B | John Castino | While his Rookie of the Year award in 1979 doesn't count towards the '80s All-Decade team, Castino had two separate 4-bWAR seasons in the span of 4 years, comfortably enough to earn title of best Twins 2B for the '80s |
3B | Gary Gaetti | His career offensive numbers for the Twins are uninspiring with a perfectly average 100 OPS+, but he sure did peak at the right time, slashing .280/.334/.516 from 1986 to 1988 (125 OPS+), winning Gold Gloves each year and playing a huge roll in the Twins first championship |
SS | Greg Gagne | The only logical choice despite modest regular season numbers. Gagne was absurd in the 1987 ALCS, hitting 3 doubles and 2 homers in 5 games, good for a .278/.409/.778 slash |
OF | Kirby Puckett | He needs no introduction, but we'll do it anyways - In the '80s alone, Puckett was a 4x All-Star, 4x Gold Glove, 4x Silver Slugger, batting champion, led the league in hits 3 times, had two top-3 MVP finishes, and just a few iconic postseason moments |
OF | Tom Brunansky | Slugged .452 for the decade with the Twins and should have been the ALCS MVP after hitting .412/.524/1.000 in the series with 4 doubles, 2 homers, 9 RBI, and 5 runs scored |
OF | Gary Ward | Hit 74 doubles, 18 triples, and 50 home runs for the Twins over his first 3 full seasons in the majors, earning a selection to the 1983 All-Star Game |
Honorable mentions: Tim Teufel, Dave Engle
Pitchers:
Pos | Name | Accomplishments/justification |
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SP | Frank Viola | Won the Cy Young in 1988, but of course best remembered for being the ace of the 1987 pitching staff. Viola had a poor ALCS, giving up 8 runs in 12 innings, but bounced extremely well in the World Series, with his three starts sandwiched by a pair of 8 inning outings giving up a combined 3 runs |
SP | Bert Blyleven | Bert's second stint with the Twins went just ok, he won 50 games over 3 and a half seasons, but had a 4.40 ERA. He was wonderful in the 1987 postseason, not giving up a single run over 4 starts and 26 innings |
SP | Mike Smithson | Part of the return in the Gary Ward trade, munched innings in the transitional mid-80s while the Twins turned from a bad team to a good one |
SP | Allan Anderson | Had a brief but bright peak with the Twins, leading the league in ERA (2.45) in 1988 |
SP | Albert Williams | Was with the Twins for only a few years, but was a quality middle of the rotation arm during his tenure with a 4.24 ERA over 5 seasons |
RP | Jeff Reardon | The most memorable Twins reliever of the '80s, largely thanks to 3 postseason saves in 1987 |
RP | Doug Corbett | With a 2.49 ERA over 250 innings, was the best reliever the Twins had in the '80s |
Honorable mentions: Dave Boswell, Mudcat Grant
Hitters:
Pos | Name | Accomplishments/justification |
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C | Brian Harper | Hit .307 over 6 seasons as a Twin, by far the most productive catcher of the '90s |
1B | Kent Hrbek | Career tailed off a bit in his 30s, but Hrbek still posted a 120 OPS+ over the last 5 years of his career, and of course another World Series ring |
2B | Chuck Knoblauch | It's a shame things ended how they did for Knoblauch, because he was fantastic for us, winning Rookie of the Year in 1991, going to 4 All-Star games, winning a Gold Glove and 2 Silver Sluggers, and hitting .304 with a .391 OBP. He also played very well in the 1991 postseason |
3B | Scott Leius | Leius was unspectacular in the regular season over his Twins tenure, but there are no other standout 3B options, plus Leius had a strong 1991 World Series going 5 for 14, after going hitless in the ALCS |
SS | Greg Gagne | Was only with the Twins for a few years in the '90s and didn't make much of any noise in the regular season, nor the 1991 postseason, but without any other compelling options, the second ring takes it |
OF | Kirby Puckett | It's a darn shame his career was cut short, Kirby was 35 when that happened but still playing at an elite level. He posted a 127 OPS+ in the '90s along with 5 more All-Star appearances, 2 more Gold Gloves, 2 more Silver Sluggers, and some more postseason memories |
OF | Shane Mack | This is going to blow your mind, but Mack outproduced Kirby in the '90s in even less playing time. Mack slashed .309/.375/.479 and put up 17.9 fWAR to Kirby's 17.7 |
OF | Marty Cordova | Marty cooled off after winning Rookie of the Year in 1995, but there are no other major contenders for the 3rd OF slot so the ROY take it |
Honorable mentions: Rich Becker, Pat Meares
Pos | Name | Accomplishments/justification |
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SP | Jack Morris | With only 1 season with the Twins, Morris doesn't meet our minimum criteria, but come on, we have to make an exception for a top-4 Cy Young regular season followed by the best World Series pitching performance in baseball history |
SP | Kevin Tapani | Tapani's 73 wins and 4.07 ERA in the '90s lead the team among starters that pitched with us for more than 1 season |
SP | Scott Erickson | Had 3 great seasons to start his Twins career including being the Cy Young runner up in 1991, before fading away and being traded |
SP | Brad Radke | The '90s holds several of Radke's best seasons, peaking in 1997 with a 20-win, top 3 Cy Young performance |
SP | Bob Tewksbury | I'll be honest, the Twins didn't have much of any pitching in the '90s, and there really shouldn't even be a 5th SP named to this team. But we'll give it to Tewksbury who closed out his career with the Twins by posting 2 of his 3 highest WAR seasons of his career |
RP | Rick Aguilera | A slam dunk pick here, with 254 saves for the Twins plus 3 in the 1991 postseason where he allowed only 1 single run in 8 innings |
RP | Carl Willis | Quietly pitched in over 200 games for the Twins with a solid 3.65 ERA. Willis pitched scoreless outings in 6 of his 7 postseason appearances in 1991 |
Honorable mentions: Eddie Guardado, Terry Leach
…It was about women’s pro soccer (YouTube TV) 🤣
With not much happening this offseason, I thought we could take some time to look back at Twins teams of yester-years. Hopefully this is a fun little read and maybe helps you learn something as well. I'll plan on doing 2 decades at a time to limit how much I throw out there, but plan to post up the remaining decades by the end of the week.
The project: Create an All-Decade team for each decade of Twins baseball. To be eligible for consideration here, a player must have played in at least 3 different seasons that decade with the Twins. Other than that, no minimum games played or AB/IP thresholds, though I will be balancing the peak vs longevity debate on a case by case basis. I'll be only looking at each players production as a Twin. Players are eligible to appear on multiple All-Decade teams. Other than that, no real rules here as it's not mean to be a super formal thing.
Hitters:
Pos | Name | Accomplishments/justification |
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C | Earl Battey | His 18.4 fWAR in the 60s was miles ahead of the next closest Twins catcher in the '60s (John Roseboro, 1.2). 5x All-Star, 2x Gold Glove, and two top-10 MVP finishes for Battey in the '60s |
1B | Harmon Killebrew | The '60s was Killebrew's most productive decade of his career, leading the league in home runs 5 times, totaling 362 of his 573 career home runs this decade, along with an MVP and four other top-5 MVP finishes |
2B | Rod Carew | Carew only played in 3 seasons in the '60s, but in those three totaled 9.5 fWAR, 3x as many as the next closet Twins 2B. Carew won Rookie of the Year and took home a batting title in these three seasons, and his .299 batting average would turn out to be his lowest of any three consecutive seasons in his career |
3B | Rich Rollins | Rollins was the Twins regular third baseman for the majority of the 1960s. He hit .272 in his Twins career, was a 2-time All-Star in 1962, and received MVP votes twice |
SS | Zoilo Versalles | Exploded for an MVP winning season in 1965, the first Twin to take home the award, while leading the league in runs, doubles, and triples, while beating out Killebrew, Tony Oliva, Jimmie Hall, and Bob Allison for the team WAR lead. Also went to two All-Star games and won two Gold Gloves |
OF | Tony Oliva | Slashed .308/.359/.500 after joining the Twins full-time in 1964. Won Rookie of the Year that season and was an All-Star and got MVP votes each year for the rest of the decade, finishing as high as 2nd (to teammate Versalles in 1965). Took home two batting titles and a Gold Glove |
OF | Bob Allison | Slugged .482 this decade with 210 home runs, and narrowly beat out Oliva for second-most fWAR of any Twins batter this decade with 30.9 |
OF | Jimmie Hall | Posted 3 straight 4-WAR seasons to start his career, finishing 3rd in Rookie of the Year voting in 1963. Went to two All-Star games, finished 13th in MVP voting in 1965, and was eventually traded for Dean Chance, who also appears on this All-Decade team |
Honorable mentions: Cesar Tovar, Don Mincher
Pitchers:
Pos | Name | Accomplishments/justification |
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SP | Jim Kaat | Threw a whopping 2,100 innings in the 1960s with 141 wins and a 3.22 ERA. His streak of an MLB-record (tied with Brooks Robinson) of 16 consecutive Gold Gloves started in 1962 |
SP | Camilo Pascual | Became the first 20-game winner in Twins history in 1962, and led the league in strikeouts three times |
SP | Jim Perry | His 2.72 ERA over 6 seasons is the second lowest Twins mark of any Twins starter the '60s while pitching almost double the innings of the 1st place 2.67 ERA of Dean Chance |
SP | Dean Chance | Speaking of, Chance immediately rewarded the Twins for trading for him prior to the 1967 season, as he put up a 2.73 ERA in a league leading 283 innings that year while winning 20 games. Chance followed that up in 1968 by throwing 292 innings of 2.53 ERA |
SP | Jim Merritt | In four seasons went 37-41 despite putting up a 3.03 ERA. Led the league in BB/9 and K:BB in 1967 |
RP | Al Worthington | Played for the Twins for the final 5 and a half years of his career, which was his most successful stint. With over 450 innings pitched, is the only Twins reliever this decade to pitch in more than 300 innings, yet ranks third in Twins reliever ERA this decade at 2.53 (min 100 innings) |
RP | Ron Perranoski | After joining the Twins in 1968 as part of the return in the Mudcat Grant/Zoilo Versalles trade, led the league in saves in 1969. Posted the second lowest Twins ERA of any pitcher this decade with a 2.53 mark |
Honorable mentions: Dave Boswell, Mudcat Grant
Hitters
Pos | Name | Accomplishments/justification |
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C | Butch Wynegar | Finished second in Rookie of the Year voting to Mark Fidrych in 1976. Made the All-Star team in each of his first two seasons |
1B | Harmon Killebrew | Hit another 113 home runs in his final 5 years as a Twin. Though injuries took over in 1973 and signaled the dwindling down of his career, is still the obvious pick for 1B in the '70s |
2B | Rod Carew | Carew hit .345 over the entire decade, which always blows my mind. Won 6 batting titles in 7 years, peaking in 1977 when he hit .388 and won MVP |
3B | Steve Braun | Posted the 6th-highest OBP of any third baseman in baseball in the 1970s at a .372 rate |
SS | Roy Smalley | Everyone's favorite broadcaster may still be the best shortstop in Twins history, at least until Carlos Correa plays a few more seasons. Amazingly, Smalley is one of only 6 Twins to appear in more than 50 games at shortstop this decade |
OF | Larry Hisle | Ranks second in WAR and slugging percentage this decade to only Rod Carew of any Twin |
OF | Tony Oliva | Had two more elite seasons in 1970/1971 with another batting title and a second place MVP finish before injuries derailed the rest of his 30s |
OF | Lyman Bostock | Appeared in only 3 seasons with the Twins, but hit .318 over his Twins career, second to Carew for highest Twins mark this decade. Bostock was tragically murdered in an incident late in the 1978 season that cut his bright career far too short |
Honorable mentions: Eric Soderholm
Pitchers:
Pos | Name | Accomplishments/justification |
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SP | Bert Blyleven | Ranks first in wins, innings pitched, ERA, strikeouts, and WAR this decade for the Twins, most by huge margins |
SP | Jim Perry | Became the first Twin to win Cy Young award in 1970 |
SP | Dave Goltz | Narrowly fell short of 100 wins over the decade, with 96. Finished 6th in Cy Young voting in 1977 |
SP | Jim Kaat | Spent the last 3 of his 13 year Twins career in the early '70s, winning another 3 Gold Gloves. Went on to pitch another 10 seasons with different organizations |
SP | Geoff Zahn | Won 10+ games in each of his 4 seasons with the Twins, three of which coming in the '70s |
RP | Mike Marshall | Pitched in a whopping 144 games in 2 seasons with the Twins, and put up a 2.55 ERA over that span, finishing top 7 in Cy Young voting each year |
RP | Bill Campbell | Threw over 450 innings in 4 seasons with the Twins, posting a 3.13 ERA. Went on to lead the league in saves for the Red Sox in 1977, his first year with a different organization |
Honorable mentions: Tom Hall
Weekly discussion thread to talk Twins, MLB or anything else.
Hey boys. What are expectations for Brooks Lee this year?
Start the season at 2B and maybe sliding over to SS once Correa gets hurt? Any Chance Lewis gets moved to OF? Maybe long term, Correa finishes out his contract at 3B, Lewis moves to CF and Lee becomes the starter at SS? Buxton might stay healthier at RF.
... most of all, I wanna get your take on expectations for Lee.
Thanks.
Never been to a twins game and was wondering what are some good really good seats and good view and the best time to buy tickets planning on 4/6/25 game
A trip to Target Field for the home opener (I live in Texas and haven't been to Minnesota since I was a few months old)
This really cool fountain pen I got. It's blue and can hold two inc cartridges and is ergonomic for my fingers
My first game was at Target Field, on September 22, 2019. I very specifically remember before the game, there was a VERY long line to get the autographs of 2 Twins players. I do not know who, as I have since misplaced the items, but considering that was the day Nelson Cruz hit his 400th HR, I was wondering if anyone knows who was signing autographs that day?
We recently lost a family member who was a die hard Twins fan. She threw out several pitches, knew several players, attended spring training etc. As a gift to her family I'd love to buy a spot on the Tradition Wall, but I'm chasing my tail trying to find a link etc and have scoured twinsbaseball.com. Any twinkies saint out there that can help me out? Thank you and Merry Christmas!🎄
I can’t seem to find it anywhere… Jim Thome was traded to Cleveland for a player to be named later, but who?
I know, often times these players are nobodies that do nothing, but can anyone tell me who the Twins got in return? Did they make it to the big leagues?
Off-season and the trade deadline is such a dud time to be a Twins fan. I’ve spent 2 years refreshing at the deadline and during the offseason on MLB trade rumors just looking for anything about the Twins and I never see anything :(
In other news, I think Matt Wallner goes for 40 Homers this year
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I know there has been talk about moving Royce Lewis to second but wouldn't it be easier for him to play first base? The whole infield besides shortstop are pretty much up for grabs.
The Twins don't want Lewis at third because of his throwing so why not drop idea of second base all together and play him at first. The options on the free agent market are very thin with Rowdy Tellez the only decent option left.
I know it's not the greatest idea but I'm playing into the ownership not wanting to do anything and the Twins need to do something within the organization.
The Joe Mauer MVP season was a lot of fun.