Welcome to our Remarkable season preview series for the 2021 season. The Twins fell in the playoffs but there is plenty of optimism for a deep playoff run this season.
2020 Record: 36-24 (1st in AL Central)
Twins Hitters
Max Kepler
- Max Kepler is slugging .581 against starting pitchers since 2019 — 8th best in MLB
- Max Kepler has 17 home runs when leading off an inning since 2019 — tied for 6th most in MLB
- Max Kepler is hitting .385 against pitchers who have thrown at least 80 pitches in the game since 2019 — 3rd best in MLB
- Max Kepler has 68 extra-base hits out of 122 total hits against RHP since 2019 — 2nd best in MLB
Jorge Polanco
- Jorge Polanco has missed on just 14% of swings on the first pitch of at-bats since 2019 — 4th best in MLB
- Jorge Polanco has seen 8+ pitches in 39 PA’s since 2019 — tied for 10th most in MLB
- Jorge Polanco has 106 quality ABs out of 191 total with runners in scoring position since 2019 — 15th best among 127 in MLB
- Jorge Polanco is batting .313 with runners on base since 2019 — tied for 15th best among 127 in MLB
- Jorge Polanco is batting .316 on the road since 2019 — 9th best in MLB
Josh Donaldson
- Josh Donaldson has drawn 35 walks in 170 PA’s when leading off an inning since 2019 — best in MLB
- Josh Donaldson is slugging .733 on elevated fastballs since 2019 — 2nd best in MLB
- Josh Donaldson has hit 19 opposite field home runs since 2019 — tied for 4th most in MLB
- Josh Donaldson is slugging .532 on breaking pitches against RHP since 2019 — 15th best among 127 in MLB
- Josh Donaldson is slugging .742 against pitchers who have thrown at least 80 pitches in a game since 2019 — 5th best in MLB
Nelson Cruz
- Nelson Cruz has barreled 14% of his batted balls since the start of the 2019 season — tied for best in MLB; League Avg: 7%.
- Nelson Cruz has 22 home runs against LHP since the start of the 2019 season — most in MLB
- Nelson Cruz is slugging.453 with two-strikes since the start of the 2019 season — best in MLB; League Avg: .319
- Nelson Cruz has an OPS of 1.062 with runners in scoring position since the start of the 2019 season — 7th best in MLB; League Avg:.860
- Nelson Cruz is slugging .694 against LHP since the start of 2018 — best in MLB
Miguel Sano
- Miguel Sano is slugging .750 on low fastballs since 2019 — 5th best in MLB
- Miguel Sano has 17 home runs in innings 7-9 since 2019 — tied for 6th most in MLB
- Miguel Sano has 80 extra-base hits out of 132 total hits since 2019 — 2nd best in MLB
- Miguel Sano has an OPS of 1.707 when ahead in the count since 2019 — 2nd best in MLB
- Miguel Sano is slugging .588 with runners on base since 2019 — 9th best in MLB
Alex Kirilloff
Byron Buxton
- Byron Buxton has 60 extra-base hits out of 104 total hits since 2019 — tied for 6th best in MLB
- Byron Buxton slugged .955 on the first pitch of at-bats last season — tied for 11th best in MLB
- Byron Buxton is slugging .623 on breaking pitches against RHP since 2019 — 3rd best in MLB
Ryan Jeffers
Andrelton Simmons
- Andrelton Simmons has 72 strikeouts in 820 PA’s against RHP since the start of 2018 — best in MLB among hitters with at least 571 total PA’s; League Avg: 21%
- Andrelton Simmons batted .458 on inside fastballs last season — tied for 8th best in MLB among hitters with at least 87 total PA’s; League Avg: .272
- Andrelton Simmons has made 22 non-routine plays since the start of the 2019 season — tied for 13th most in MLB
- Andrelton Simmons is batting .222 on pitches out of the zone since the start of 2018 — 13th best in MLB among hitters with at least 571 total PA’s; League Avg: .162
- Andrelton Simmons is batting .344 on pitches 95 mph or greater since the start of 2018 — tied for 6th best in MLB among hitters with at least 571 total PA’s; League Avg: .260
Bench
Luis Arraez
- Luis Arraez is batting .382 on elevated fastballs since 2019 — best in MLB
- Luis Arraez has a K:BB ratio of 0.9 since 2019 — tied for 2nd best in MLB
- Luis Arraez is batting .331 since 2019 — tied for 2nd best in MLB
- Luis Arraez has 247 quality ABs out of 487 total since 2019 — 11th best in MLB
- Luis Arraez has missed on just 8% of swings since 2019 — best in MLB
Mitch Garver
- Mitch Garver has a Well-Hit Avg of .269 since 2019 — 2nd best in MLB
- Mitch Garver is slugging .561 since 2019 — 14th best in MLB
- Mitch Garver has chased just 17% of pitches out of the zone since 2019 — 6th lowest in MLB
Jake Cave
- Jake Cave made 10 non-routine plays out of 23 chances last season — tied for 14th best in MLB
- Jake Cave missed on 40% of swings last season — 9th highest in MLB
- Jake Cave had a K:BB ratio of 8.8 last season — 8th highest in MLB
Brent Rooker
Projected Starting Rotation
Kenta Maeda
- Kenta Maeda has allowed an OPS of just .334 with two-strikes since 2019 — best in MLB
- Right-handed hitters have a miss rate of 39% against Kenta Maeda since 2019 — 2nd best in MLB
- Opponents are hitting just .192 against Kenta Maeda since 2019 — 3rd best in MLB
- Opponents have a Well-Hit Avg of just .115 against Kenta Maeda since 2019 — best in MLB
- Kenta Maeda has allowed an OBP of just .252 since 2019 — 3rd best in MLB
Jose Berrios
- Hitters have chased 316 of Jose Berrios’ 1,028 fastballs out of the zone (31%) since 2019 — 8th highest in MLB
- Jose Berrios has thrown his curveball 29% of the time since 2019 — 4th highest among qualified SPs in MLB
- Opponents have a chase percentage of 46% against Jose Berrios with two-strikes since 2019 — 5th highest in MLB
- Right-handed hitters have a chase rate of 35% against Jose Berrios since 2019 — 11th highest in MLB
- Jose Berrios has allowed a slugging percentage of just .481 when behind in the count since 2019 — 9th best in MLB
Michael Pineda
- Hitters have swung at 53% of Michael Pineda’s pitches since 2019 — 2nd highest in MLB
- Michael Pineda has walked 35 of 711 batters since 2019 — 8th best in MLB
- Hitters have chased 233 of Michael Pineda’s 552 breaking balls out of the zone (chase rate of 42%) since 2019 — 5th highest in MLB
- Michael Pineda has a strike rate of 68% vs left-handed batters since 2019 — 3rd highest in MLB
- 66% of Michael Pineda strikeouts are located out of the zone since 2019 — 4th highest in MLB
J.A. Happ
- Hitters batting in the top of the order have hit just .198 against J.A. Happ since 2019 — 3rd best in MLB
- J.A. Happ has recorded 126 of his 182 strikeouts (69%) with his fastball since 2019 — 5th highest in MLB
- The average home run distance against J.A. Happ against right-handed batters since 2019 is 393.4 feet — 13th best in MLB
- Opponents are hitting just .155 against J.A. Happ’s inside fastball since 2019 — 4th best in MLB
- J.A. Happ has induced opposing hitters to ground into 22 double plays in 135 opportunities since 2019 — 10th best in MLB
Randy Dobnak
- Opponents had a groundball rate of 69% against Randy Dobnak’s fastball last season — 2nd highest in MLB
- Opponents had a chase percentage of 49% against Randy Dobnak with two-strikes last season — tied for 7th highest in MLB
- Randy Dobnak had a first-pitch strike rate of just 54% last season — 12th lowest in MLB
Matt Shoemaker
- Matt Shoemaker allowed 5 home runs with two-strikes last season — tied for 7th most among pitchers in MLB
Projected Bullpen
Taylor Rogers
- Taylor Rogers has walked 15 of 369 batters since 2019 — 5th best among qualified RPs in MLB
- Taylor Rogers has a strike rate of 69% since 2019 — 4th highest among qualified RPs in MLB
- Taylor Rogers has allowed an OPS of just .566 versus hitters not batting 3-4-5 in the order since 2019 — 9th best among qualified RPs in MLB
- Taylor Rogers has thrown at least two strikes in his first three pitches to 74% of opposing batters since 2019 — 4th highest among qualified RPs in MLB
Alex Colome
- Opponents batting in the heart of the order are hitting just.175 against Alex Colome since the start of the 2019 season — 10th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .248
- Left-handed hitters have a miss rate of 35% against Alex Colome since the start of 2018 — 9th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 27%
- Alex Colome has allowed an OPS of just .503 vs left-handed batters since the start of 2018 — 2nd best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .699
- Alex Colome has an ERA of 2.62 since the start of 2018 — 11th best among among 163 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 3.85
- Opponents are hitting just.132 against Alex Colome when ahead in the count since the start of the 2019 season — 7th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .181
Tyler Duffey
- Hitters not batting 3-4-5 in the order are hitting just .184 against Tyler Duffey since 2019 — 10th best among qualified RPs in MLB
- Tyler Duffey has allowed an OBP of just .246 since 2019 — tied for 9th best among qualified RPs in MLB
- Tyler Duffey has allowed a slugging percentage of just .186 when facing the leadoff batter in the inning since 2019 — best among qualified RPs in MLB
- Tyler Duffey has a first-pitch strike rate of 68% since 2019 — 6th highest among qualified RPs in MLB
Jorge Alcala
- Jorge Alcala walked 2 of 55 right-handed batters last season –– tied for 7th best among qualified RPs in MLB
- Jorge Alcala allowed a slugging percentage of just .226 against right-handed batters last season — tied for 8th best among qualified RPs in MLB
- Jorge Alcala’s K:BB ratio was 6.5 against right-handed batters last season — tied for 10th best among qualified RPs in MLB
- Jorge Alcala threw his slider 49% of the time on the first pitch of at-bats last season — 7th highest among qualified RPs in MLB
Cody Stashak
- Cody Stashak had a strike rate of 68% last season — 15th highest among among 232 qualified RPs in MLB
- Opponents had a chase percentage of 36% against Cody Stashak last season — 15th highest among among 232 qualified RPs in MLB
- Cody Stashak has not allowed a walk in his last 55 PAs against a RHH dating back to September 8th, 2019 — Chris Bassitt has the longest active streak at 77
- Hitters swung at 53% of Cody Stashak’s pitches last season — tied for 14th highest among among 232 qualified RPs in MLB
Caleb Thielbar
Hansel Robles
- Opponents had a miss rate of 52% against Hansel Robles on the first pitch of at-bats last season — 5th best among qualified RPs in MLB
- Opponents have a Well-Hit Avg of just .059 against Hansel Robles with two-strikes since 2019 — 4th best among qualified RPs in MLB
Shaun Anderson
- Shaun Anderson threw his slider 54% of the time (150/277) in the 2020 season — 12th highest among among 183 qualified RPs in MLB
- Shaun Anderson has walked 50 of 494 batters (10%) since 2019 — 14th highest in MLB
- Shaun Anderson has allowed an OPS of .858 (322 PA’s) versus hitters not batting 3-4-5 in the order since 2019 — 9th highest in MLB
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