OFFICIAL Twins Daily 2019 Twins Predictions

[Seth Stohs]

Alright, yesterday we asked for your 2019 MLB predictions (and if you haven't yet filled out yours, click here)...

 

Today, ,let's make our Minnesota Twins predictions. Here are the categories with my votes. Be sure to place your votes below.

 

Twins MVP: Max Kepler

Twins Pitcher of the Year: Jose Berrios

Most Improved Twin: Byron Buxton

Twins Top Rookie: Ryne Harper (followed by Stephen Gonsalves)

 

Twins HR Leader: Max Kepler

Twins RBI Leader: Eddie Rosario

Twins Batting Average Leader: Jorge Polanco

Twins On-Base Percentage Leader: Nelson Cruz

 

Twins ERA title: Jose Berrios

Twins Wins Leader: Kyle Gibson

Twins Saves Leader: Blake Parker

 

Twins in the All-Star Game: Jose Berrios, Max Kepler, Jonathan Schoop

 

Twins Win Total: 85

Twins Finish in AL Central: 2nd

 

Twins Total Home Runs: 224. 

 

Feel free to add more categories if you want.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Vanimal46]

Twins MVP: Jose Berrios

Pitcher of Year: Jose Berrios

Most Improved: Buxton by default. Can't get any worse than last year!

Top Rookie: Astudillo

 

HR Leader: Cruz

RBI Leader: Cruz

Batting Average: Astudillo if he gets enough at bats to qualify

OPS: Cruz

 

ERA: Berrios

Wins: Berrios

Saves: Hildenberger?

 

All Star Representative: Berrios

 

Wins Total: 83

[Joe A. Preusser]

 

Twins MVP: Eddie Rosario

Twins Pitcher of the Year: Martin Perez

Most Improved Twin: Byron Buxton

Twins Top Rookie: Ryne Harper

 

Twins HR Leader: Nelson Cruz

Twins RBI Leader: Nelson Cruz

Twins Batting Average Leader: Max Kepler

Twins On-Base Percentage Leader: Nelson Cruz

 

Twins ERA title: Martin Perez

Twins Wins Leader: Martin Perez

Twins Saves Leader: Blake Parker

Twins in the All-Star Game: Martin Perez, Max Kepler, Jonathan Schoop

 

Twins Win Total: 89

Twins Finish in AL Central: 2nd

 

Twins Total Home Runs: 202

 

[Mr. Brooks]

Twins MVP: Jose Berrios

Pitcher of Year: Jose Berrios

Most Improved: Buxton by default. Can't get any worse than last year!

Top Rookie: Astudillo

 

HR Leader: Cruz

RBI Leader: Cruz

Batting Average: Astudillo if he gets enough at bats to qualify

OPS: Cruz

 

ERA: Berrios

Wins: Berrios

Saves: Hildenberger?

 

All Star Representative: Berrios

 

Wins Total: 83

The Twins have probably dealt with a brutal amount of injuries if Astudillo gets 503 AB's.

[pbrezeasap]

Twins MVP: Eddie Rosario

Twins Pitcher of the Year: Kyle Gibson

Most Improved Twin: Max Kepler

Twins Top Rookie:  Ryne Harper

Twins HR Leader: CJ Cron

Twins RBI Leader: Eddie Rosario

Twins Batting Average Leader: Max Kepler

Twins On-Base Percentage Leader: Max Kepler

 

Twins ERA title: Kyle Gibson

Twins Wins Leader: Kyle Gibson

Twins Saves Leader: Trevor Hildenberger

 

Twins in the All-Star Game: Jose Berrios, Eddie Rosario, Max Kepler

 

Twins Win Total: 86

Twins Finish in AL Central: 2nd

Twins Total Home Runs: 213

[Respy]

Twins MVP: Jose Berrios

Twins Pitcher of the Year: Jose Berrios

Most Improved Twin: Max Kepler

Twins Top Rookie: Nick Gordon

Twins HR Leader: Nelson Cruz

Twins RBI Leader: Nelson Cruz

Twins Batting Average Leader: Jorge Polanco

Twins On-Base Percentage Leader: Max Kepler

 

Twins ERA title: Jose Berrios

Twins Wins Leader: Jose Berrios

Twins Saves Leader: Blake Parker

 

Twins in the All-Star Game: Jose Berrios, Max Kepler

 

Twins Win Total: 84

Twins Finish in AL Central: 2nd

Twins Total Home Runs: 214.

[yarnivek1972]

The Twins have probably dealt with a brutal amount of injuries if Astudillo gets 503 AB's.

Or, he hits well enough to force his way into the lineup.

[GP830]

Twins MVP: Max Kepler

Twins Pitcher of the Year: Martin Perez

Most Improved Twin: Max Kepler

Twins Top Rookie: Ryne Harper

Twins HR Leader: Miguel Sano

Twins RBI Leader: Miguel Sano

Twins Batting Average Leader: Max Kepler

Twins On-Base Percentage Leader: Willians Astudillo

 

Twins ERA title: Ryne Harper

Twins Wins Leader: Jose Berrios

Twins Saves Leader: Trevor May

 

Twins in the All-Star Game: Berrios, Kepler, Harper

 

Twins Win Total: 90

Twins Finish in AL Central: 1

Twins Total Home Runs: 200

[amjgt]

Can I predict that only one everyday player (Gonzalez) outperforms their spring training OPS.

 

I was looking at the final triple slash number for spring and I think I’d take every single one of them, other than of course Gonzalez and maybe Cruz

[Tom Froemming]

Twins MVP: Eddie Rosario

Twins Pitcher of the Year: Jose Berrios

Most Improved Twin: Byron Buxton

Twins Top Rookie: Willians Astudillo among hitters, Lewis Thorpe among pitchers.

Twins HR Leader: Nelson Cruz

Twins On-Base Percentage Leader: Jorge Polanco

 

Twins ERA title: Berrios among qualified starters, Taylor Rogers among all pitchers. 

Twins Saves Leader: Blake Parker

 

Twins in the All-Star Game: Rosario and Berrios.

 

Twins Win Total: 82

Twins Finish in AL Central: 2nd

[DannySD]

Twins MVP: Eddie Rosario
Twins Pitcher of the Year: Jose Berrios
Most Improved Twin: Byron Buxton
Twins Top Rookie: Lewis Thorpe
Twins HR Leader: Nelson Cruz
Twins RBI Leader: Eddie Rosario
Twins Batting Average Leader: Jorge Polanco
Twins On-Base Percentage Leader: Jorge Polanco

Twins ERA title: Taylor Rogers
Twins Wins Leader: Jose Berrios
Twins Saves Leader: Trevor May

Twins in the All-Star Game: Willians Astudillo

Twins Win Total: 89
Twins Finish in AL Central: 1
Twins Total Home Runs: 229

[MMMordabito]

Twins MVP: Jose Berrios

Twins Pitcher of the Year: Jose Berrios

Most Improved Twin: Byron Buxton

Twins Top Rookie: Andrew Vasquez

Twins HR Leader: Nelson Cruz

Twins RBI Leader: Nelson Cruz

Twins Batting Average Leader: Marwin Gonzalez

Twins On-Base Percentage Leader: Nelson Cruz

 

Twins ERA title: Jose Berrios

Twins Wins Leader: Jose Berrios

Twins Saves Leader: Trevor May

 

Twins in the All-Star Game: Jose Berrios, Taylor Rogers, Nelson Cruz

 

Twins Win Total: 84

Twins Finish in AL Central: 2nd

Twins Total Home Runs: 201

[SomeGuy]

Twins MVP: Eddie Rosario

Twins Pitcher of the Year: Jose Berrios

Most Improved Twin: Byron Buxton

Twins Top Rookie: Andrew Vasquez

Twins HR Leader: Eddie Rosario

Twins RBI Leader: Nelson Cruz

Twins Batting Average Leader: Eddie Rosario

Twins On-Base Percentage Leader: Nelson Cruz

 

Twins ERA title: Jose Berrios

Twins Wins Leader: Jose Berrios

Twins Saves Leader: Trevor May

 

Twins in the All-Star Game: Jose Berrios, Nelson Cruz

 

Twins Win Total: 84

Twins Finish in AL Central: 2nd

[VATwinsFan]

Twins MVP: Eddie Rosario

Twins Pitcher of the Year: Jose Berrios

Most Improved Twin: Byron Buxton

Twins Top Rookie: Lamonte Wade

Twins HR Leader: CJ Cron

Twins RBI Leader: Nelson Cruz

Twins Batting Average Leader: Eddie Rosario

Twins On-Base Percentage Leader: Eddie Rosario

 

Twins ERA title: Jose Berrios

Twins Wins Leader: Jose Berrios

Twins Saves Leader: Trevor May

 

Twins in the All-Star Game: Jose Berrios, Eddie Rosario

 

Twins Win Total: 91

Twins Finish in AL Central: 1st

Twins Total Home Runs: 218

[Halsey Hall]

Twins MVP: Rosario Twins Pitcher of the Year: Jose Berrios

 

Most Improved Twin: Byron Buxton

 

Twins Top Rookie: Alex Kirilloff

 

Twins HR Leader: Max Kepler

 

Twins RBI Leader: Eddie Rosario

 

Twins Batting Average Leader: the turtle

Twins On-Base Percentage Leader: same as above

 

 

Twins ERA title: Jose Berrios

 

Twins Wins Leader: Jose Berrios

Twins Saves Leader: Blake Parker

 

Twins Biggest Disappointment: Marwin Gonzales.

 

Twins in the All-Star Game: Jose Berrios, Max Kepler, Eddie Roserio

 

 

 

Twins Win Total: 83

 

Twins Finish in AL Central: 2nd

 

 

 

Twins Total Home Runs: 241

[Doomtints]

Rosario wasn't good after the midpoint of last season. I have serious doubts he will have a good year.

 

I don't see Kepler improving much.

 

Buxton, Polanco, and maybe Sano will start playing to their potential.

 

Berrios will be lights out over some stretches.

 

Mauer's production is going to drop off a cliff.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

I predict...

 

The Twins will play 162 games this season.

 

And they'll all matter.

 

Alas, i'm not going out on the limb and predicting a 163rd game.

 

(And i remember a friend being very touchy about whether that was the play offs or not, when the Twins lost in the one gamer to the Sox that one year when the coin flip went against them for home field advantage.

He had a bet with a friend the Twins would make the play offs that year, and tried to collect based on the one game "play off", and apparently there was a differing perspective on the whole thing.

I feel kinda responsible for that situation too, as it was my fault my friend followed the Twins, as i'd talked 'em up post contraction days...)

[wavedog]

...and here are some of the Twins specific forecasts.  

[VATwinsFan]

 

Twins MVP: Eddie Rosario

Twins Pitcher of the Year: Jose Berrios

Most Improved Twin: Byron Buxton

Twins Top Rookie: Lamonte Wade

Twins HR Leader: CJ Cron

Twins RBI Leader: Nelson Cruz

Twins Batting Average Leader: Eddie Rosario

Twins On-Base Percentage Leader: Eddie Rosario

 

Twins ERA title: Jose Berrios

Twins Wins Leader: Jose Berrios

Twins Saves Leader: Trevor May

 

Twins in the All-Star Game: Jose Berrios, Eddie Rosario

 

Twins Win Total: 91

Twins Finish in AL Central: 1st

Twins Total Home Runs: 218

I deny I said 75% of this.