Source: thesportsdaily.com --- Sunday, April 01, 2018
I, for one, love reading sports preview posts. Who is going to be in the playoffs? Where will the Twins finish in the AL Central (2nd)? Who will the surprises be? What do other people think about those very questions? I like reading them, certainly, but I don’t like writing them. I am more than happy to make a few quick prognostications, which you will find below, but mostly, I am here to celebrate the dawning of the 2018 season. It’s here! We’ve done it! Some soft predictions on the Twins season: Team leaders: BA – Joe Mauer HR – Brian Dozier WAR – Byron Buxton Starting Pitcher ERA – Jose Berrios Wins – Jose Berrios Saves – Addison Reed Gosh, by the looks of that it seems like they over extended on all their new free agents, doesn’t it? No, that’s not true. I went out and used logic instead of gut on all these picks. Dozier is a slugger who will get more at bats than anyone, Buxton gains value by being an exemplary fielder, Berrios is going to be the third starter, which will put him against opposing aces a little less frequently, and we saw how Fernando Rodney looked on Thursday… Reed will be closing by the All Star Break. Some other miscellaneous predictions: The Twins will send three players to the All Star Game – Mauer, Dozier and Buxton The Twins will see the following prospects at some point this season – Stephen Gonsalves, Nick Gordon, Zach Littell, Tyler Jay, Felix Jorge and Jake Cave, and of course, the three from the ...
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