This is a post that will update throughout the off-season. Feel free to share and comment, projections/rankings from FanGraphs and BR Reference. (So, don’t yell at us). Enjoy!
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Updated: January 8, 2019
The Nitty Gritty …
2018 Finish: 78-84 (2nd in AL Central)
2019 Projected Finish: 83-79 (2nd in AL Central)
2018 Team War: 27.6
2019 Team Projected War: 36.4
2018 Salary: $115,509,520
2019 Projected Salary: $115,000,000
2019 Current Salary: $57,300,000
2019 Salary Remaining: ($41.0 Arbitration Expected) $16,700,000
Minnesota Twins Projected Lineup
- Jonathan Schoop – 2B – 2.2 WAR
- Eddie Rosario – LF – 2.6 WAR
- Miguel Sano – 3B – 2.5 WAR
- Nelson Cruz – DH – 3.2 WAR
- Max Kepler – RF – 2.8 WAR
- C.J. Cron – 1B – 1.8 WAR
- Jorge Polanco – SS – 2.5 WAR
- Jason Castro – C – 1.5 WAR
- Byron Buxton – CF – 2.3 WAR
Notable Bench Options (with positive WAR):
Mitch Garver – .7 WAR
Willians Astudillo – .6 WAR
Ehire Adrianza – .3 WAR
Jake Cave – .3 WAR
Michael Reed – .3 WAR
Tyler Austin – .3 WAR
Ronald Torreyes – .2 WAR
Minnesota Twins Projected Rotation
- Jose Berrios – 2.7 WAR
- Kyle Gibson – 2.6 WAR
- Michael Pineda – 2.2 WAR
- Jake Od0rizzi – 1.2 WAR
- Adalberto Mejia – .4 WAR
- Closer – Blake Parker – .5 WAR
