Four very similar seasons, so we're picking out of a hat. Whatever. He hit .271/.378/.533 in 1963, good for a league-leading 151 OPS+ and 7.4 WAR, Allison also swatted 35 homers and drove in 91 runs. 1924 Washington Senators (92-62, won World Series, 41.8 fWAR). What's this series all about, you ask? The rotation was a weakness, with Carl Pavano and Francisco Liriano (2.66 FIP) the only starters with a sub-4.00 ERA; Jon Rauch and Matt Capps, both with sub-3.00 FIPs, provided bullpen relief at the end of games. With a core of MVP Morneau (.934) and Mauer (.936) just entering their prime, other core Twins such as Hunter (.826) and Michael Cuddyer (.867) in theirs, a Cy Young winner (Santana) and phenom (Liriano) topping the rotation, and perennial All-Star closer Joe Nathan shutting the door, the ‘06 Twins were an exciting team to watch, catching the Tigers on the last day of the season to win their division. ), 1: 1991 Minnesota Twins (95-67, won World Series, 42.6 fWAR). Even though they were a part of this franchise, players from the Washington Senators will not make this list. The Twins/Senators franchise has had several standout first basemen but Kent Hrbek outslugged nearly all of them; only Harmon Killebrew hit more home runs and collected more RBI than "Herbie".

Despite little power Carew accumulated nearly 4,000 career total bases and led the league in intentional walks three times. We had to pass up on a few really good pitchers (, Under Protest: Highlighting the Most Infamous Protested Games, Ted Williams: Wins Triple Crown...Loses MVP, Top 10 First Baseman of All Time (2015 List), National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Gamethread: White Sox at Athletics, Wild Card Game 3, Astros County: Your Neighborhood Astros Blog & Grill, Kandungan Yang Baik Pada Susu Kacang Almond Milk di Jogja, California attorney Michael Avenatti pleads not guilty in NY, The Tribe Daily - A Daily Assault on One's Lifespan, Josh Donaldson's Deal with the Jays is a Win-Win, Motor City Bengals - A Detroit Tigers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More, Kings of Kauffman - A Kansas City Royals Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More, Birds Watcher - A Baltimore Orioles Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More, BoSox Injection - A Boston Red Sox Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More, Swingin' A's - An Oakland Athletics Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More, Bryce Harper: ‘Pitching wins championships, developing wins championships’. Nathan worked a wimpy 67 2/3 innings in 2008 by comparison, though he did record 39 saves with a 1.33 ERA (316 ERA+). The team featured Jack Morris (18-12, 3.43 ERA) and Kevin Tapani (16-9, 2.99) atop their rotation, with a strong heart of the order in Kirby Puckett (.812 OPS), Kent Hrbek (.834), Shane Mack (.893), and Chili Davis (.892). What are the odds of losing 18 straight playoff games? "Killer" is 12th all-time with 573 career dingers and seventh all time in at-bats per home run. The same can be said of Corbett, who managed a 1.98 ERA (221 ERA+) in his 136 1/3 innings back in 1980. Before we meet the contenders, here are some rules I’ve set in place for the bracket. Their rotation, as may be sensed as a theme in the 2000s, was not ideal, as no Twins starter put up a sub-4.00 ERA or FIP except Pavano, who only did so in FIP and only started 12 games.

Um... the T.J, Maija, Tawny, and Sandwiches regions. ), Teams were seeded using a combination of their total fWAR and how far they advanced in the playoffs. Tony Oliva led the majors in hits and total bases as a rookie in 1964, earning him the first of eight consecutive All-Star nods and near-unanimous Rookie of the Year honors. Just about any Oliva season from 1964-71 deserves a mention. 1987 Minnesota Twins (85-77, won World Series, 26.9 fWAR). 10. Cronin managed a .346/.422/.513 (135 OPS+) batting line with 41 doubles, 13 home runs, 126 RBI, 17 steals, 72 walks and 36 strikeouts during the franchise best shortstop season. Powered by Minute Media © 2020 All Rights Reserved. We could make a strong argument for 2010 Jim Thome, who posted a 182 OPS+ for the Twins. The Hall of Famer led the league with 225 hits during his first year with his hometown Twins, hitting .341/.390/.468 (116 OPS+) overall. Shuffling through all the players in Twins’ history, it was not easy to come up with the list of the greatest players of all time. While this is no doubt a largely subjective undertaking, please bear that in mind before airing objections. Four stand out: 1986: .328/.366/.537 (142 OPS+), 223 H, 37 2B, 6 3B, 31 HR, 96 RBI, 20 SB1987: .332/.367/.534 (132 OPS+), 207 H, 32 2B, 5 3B, 28 HR, 99 RBI, 12 SB 1988: .356/.375/.545 (153 OPS+), 234 H, 42 2B, 5 3B, 24 HR, 121 RBI, 6 SB 1992: .329/.374/.490 (139 OPS+), 210 H, 38 2B, 4 3B, 19 HR, 110 RBI, 17 SB. The Minnesota native. Team Names: Minnesota Twins, Washington Senators Seasons: 120 (1901 to 2020) Record: 8939-9626, .481 W-L% Playoff Appearances: 16 Pennants: 6 World Championships: 3 Winningest Manager: Bucky Harris, 1336-1416, .485 W-L% More Franchise Info We're taking a look at the Twins. 6. Which uniform was a winner for the 2020 Rockies?

Here, look: Knoblauch: .341/.448/.517 (143 OPS+), 197 H, 35 2B, 14 3B, 13 HR, 72 RBI, 45 SB Carew: .359/.421/.497 (157 OPS+), 192 H, 24 2B, 4 3B, 14 HR, 80 RBI, 35 SB. Minnesota also saw regular power from Sanó (.859) and Eddie Rosario (.836), and regular contact from Mauer (.801), now at first base. The new "partner league" relationship brings up some red flags. 1965 Minnesota Twins (102-60, lost World Series, 43.9 fWAR). Tony OLIVA 1962 …

15. Here's the explanation: Obviously, the term "single-season" implies that we're focused on brilliance within the confines of one campaign and not, say, career value or even value across a handful of seasons in the same uniform. 14.

I'm surprised Oliva doesn't get more Hall of Fame consideration on the Veterans committee - 3 batting titles, 8 All-Star nods - the guy was a star! He even stole 18 bags at age 39.

Same goes for Zoilo Versalles' MVP-winning 1965 effort. Nathan posted a 204 ERA+ in Minnesota, made six All-Star teams, and holds career and single-season team records for saves.

Top Three Ways to Prevent West Nile Virus. Tom Kelly (1986-2001) Key fact: Led Twins to the only two World Series championships in club history . For pitching, I selected five starting pitchers and three relief pitchers. A slick-fielding third baseman with power, Gary Gaetti won four Gold Gloves and hit 20+ home runs six times in his ten seasons with the Twins. Anyway, onto the stats: Johnson: 36-7, 1.14 ERA, 259 ERA+, 0.78 WHIP, 346 IP, 243 K, 38 BB Pascual: 17-10, 2.64 ERA, 149 ERA+, 1.14 WHIP, 238 2/3 IP, 185 K, 69 BB Blyleven: 20-17, 2.52 ERA, 156 ERA+, 1.12 WHIP, 325 IP, 258 K, 67 BB Viola: 24-7, 2.64 ERA, 154 ERA+, 1.14 WHIP, 255 1/3 IP, 193 K, 54 BB Santana: 20-6, 2.61 ERA, 182 ERA+, 0.92 WHIP, 228 IP, 265 K, 54 BB.

1970 Minnesota Twins (98-64, lost ALCS, 47.1 fWAR). During his MVP year in 2009, Mauer led the league in batting average (.365), on-base percentage (.444), slugging percentage (.587), OPS (1.031) and OPS+ (171) while swatting 28 homers and driving in 96 runs. However, they too got Yankee’d. RELIEF PITCHERS -- 1979 Mike Marshall, 1980 Doug Corbett, 2008 Joe Nathan. Including players from the original Washington Senators. Mauer is far and away the best catcher in franchise history -- his fifth best season is better than any other Twins catcher's best season. Midseason acquisition Shannon Stewart (.854) led off in the lineup and led the team (among regulars) in OPS, just ahead of Corey Koskie (.845), Doug Mientkiewicz (.832), Matt LeCroy (.832), and A.J. Memories of the Twins’ 2009 season mainly boil down to Mauer’s dominant MVP-winning campaign and Game 163. Another easy call. Aguilera is second in Twins history with 254 saves. (For each day of play, I’ll mark which game was the one I actually played.). They matched that performance from the mound with Jim Perry (20-6, 2.82) leading a rotation with their top five starters putting up an ERA+ over 100. Santana was as dominant as any pitcher in baseball from 2004-2008, winning two Cy Young awards and the pitching Triple Crown.

5. In their history, the Twins have won two World Series’ and have three American League pennants.

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The ‘33 Senators are the Series-making team that no one remembers, since Walter Johnson had retired by then, and they lost in five games to the New York Giants. We could have gone with several Killebrew seasons at first, but his MVP winning campaign seems like the logical choice. With Harmon Killebrew (1.011), Rod Carew (.853), and Tony Oliva (.851) at full strength, plus a career year from first baseman Rich Reese (.875), the ‘69 Twins were a force at the plate. The designated hitter rule is in effect, so teams that played before 1973 will still be able to use their pitcher exclusively in the field. Pascual led the league in strikeouts and complete games three times. If you’d like to take a closer look at each squad, a document with the complete rosters can be found here. Other first base notables include 1964 Bob Allison, 1984 and 1988 Kent Hrbek, and 2006 Justin Morneau. Of course the team with by far the lowest fWAR is a World Series champion. One of the best power hitters in Twins history, Hrbek was a Minnesota kid who helped the team win two World Series and was beloved by almost all Twins fans.

Firpo was the first true relief ace of the pre-war era, leading the league in saves and appearances six times. Tony Oliva makes an easy decision for the right field position on the All-Time Twins team and will bat fifth. The two-time All-Star was the ALCS MVP in 1987 en route to winning the Twins' first title. Who do you think should be the odds-on favorite? These Twins also ran into the Yankees. We're taking a look at the Twins.

The Twins' roots go back to the Washington Senators; one of the eight original AL teams. For those reasons, this team may be one of the best that we've put together. Really looking forward to my Mets! This is the Minnesota Twins all-time roster. Players in bold are members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Oliva is absolutely a Hall of Famer, that he and Jim Kaat are still on the outside looking in bugs me every year. The guy pitched all the time and he was almost always effective.

All Rights Reserved. Tie goes to the Hall of Famer even though Knoblauch has the defensive edge. So even those who excelled at multiple positions over the years will be assigned one spot and one spot only. Back to the AL this week for our All-Time team.

A new tournament is on its way to Twinkie Town. Today we're going to cover the Minnesota Twins, who came into existence in 1961. Change ). The Twins currently have four players inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. For pitching, I selected five starting pitchers and three relief pitchers. Joe MAUER 2004-2018 Catcher. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account.

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The Joy of a Completed Team Set - 1996 Flair Giants, This Card Is Cool - My Life in Baseball Cards. Other key members of the squad included AL MVP Roger Peckinpaugh (.746) and future Hall of Famer Stan Coveleski (20-5, 2.84). One of the best and most popular Minnesota Twins of all time is Kirby Puckett. This is the Minnesota Twins all-time roster. Unfortunately, they would be swept in the ALDS by the A’s, starting a trend that Minnesotans are still waiting to cease.