Minnesota Twins
American League
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Central Division
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59-103
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35.5 GB of Division Lead
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Manager Paul Molitor
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“Interim” GM Rob Antony
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AAA Affiliate – Rochester Red Wings
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AA Affiliate – Chattanooga Lookouts
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2016 Rankings
Hitting
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AVG – 21st
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OPS – 13th
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Runs – 16th
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HR – 12th
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SB – 12th
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Starting
Pitching
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ERA – 30th
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K/9 – 30th
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WHIP – 29th
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Relief
Pitching
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ERA – 26th
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K/9 – 15th
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WHIP – 26th
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Top Hitters
POS.
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Name
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AVG
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OBP
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Slug
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HR
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RBIs
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WAR
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2B
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Brian Dozier
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.268
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.340
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.546
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42
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99
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6.5
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RF
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Max Kepler
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.235
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.309
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.424
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17
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63
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2.4
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1B/DH
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Joe Mauer
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.261
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.363
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.389
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11
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49
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2.2
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Top Pitchers
POS.
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Name
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Record
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ERA
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IP/Saves
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K
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BB
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ERA+
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WAR
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SP
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Ervin Santana
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7-11
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3.38
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181.1
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149
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53
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124
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3.8
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CP
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Brandon Kintzler
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0-2
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3.15
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17 saves
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35
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8
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133
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1.0
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Trades that Occurred During Season
- Traded SP Ricky Nolasco and SP Alex Meyer to the Angels for SP Hector Santiago and P Alan Busenitz
- Traded RP Fernando Abad to Boston for RP Pat Light
- Traded 3B/SS Eduardo Escobar to San Francisco for P Adalberto Mejia
Impending Free Agents
- C Kurt Suzuki
Top Prospects
POS.
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Name
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Level
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CF
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Byron Buxton
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MLB
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SP
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Jose Berrios
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MLB
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OF
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Max Kepler
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MLB
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SS
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Nick Gordon
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AA
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SP
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Tyler Jay
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AA
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SS
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Jorge Polanco
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MLB
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Team MVP
- There really can't be any other choice for this except Brian Dozier, who had the best season of his career and was the Twins best player. He has also stepped out and has become one of baseball's best second basemen.
Success/Failure
- Failure - The 2016 Minnesota Twins weren't nearly as good as they were supposed to be, especially considering they nearly made the playoffs last season. They certainly weren't as good as their 2015 record conveyed that they were either. Their pitching was horrible this season and the only hitter who really succeeded was second baseman Brian Dozier, who erupted for 42 home runs this year. For the future, the Twins will have to get better at developing pitchers, since they have struggle to attract big name free agents and probably don't have the money to acquire these either.
Offseason Outlook
- Will manager Paul Molitor be able to to keep his job? What will end up happening to the front office?
- Needs: Pitching and general development of prospects
- The Twins aren't even close as a franchise to competing in the AL Central which is a competitive division, with the Royals, Indians, and Tigers as division opponents. They will also have to make decision on what they do with Brian Dozier. He is under contract through the 2018 season and is, by far, the Twins most important player. He will, however, become expensive after his contract expires and they could probably fetch a big return for him on the trade market. The prospects they could get back would be enough talent to advance their timeline for competitiveness up several years.
*All stats and information come from baseball-reference.com, espn.com, rosterresource.com, and spotrac.com
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