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The Twins now have multiple options to close out games.
The two-time defending American League Central champs agreed to a contract with reliever Alex Colome, who spent the past two seasons as the closer for the division rival White Sox.
The contract will pay him $5 million in 2021, and the Twins have a $5.5 million option for 2022 or can pay a $1.25 million buyout. If they pick up the option, and Colome declines to become a free agent, there would be no buyout.
The 32-year-old righthander has pitched for Tampa Bay, Seattle and the White Sox. He led the American League with 47 saves in 2017 for the Rays.
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This is the third in a six-part Toolshed series that uses FanGraphs Steamer 600 projections to look at how prospects would fare over a full Major League season in 2021. The system bases its forecast on 600 plate appearances for position players, 450 plate appearances for catchers, 200 innings for
This is the third in a six-part Toolshed series that uses FanGraphs Steamer 600 projections to look at how prospects would fare over a full Major League season in 2021. The system bases its forecast on 600 plate appearances for position players, 450 plate appearances for catchers, 200 innings for starting pitchers and 65 innings for relievers taking into account age, past performance and previous Minor League levels, among other factors. Because of the canceled Minor League season in 2020, all players included in the team tables below are ranked prospects who either played at Class A Advanced or above in 2019, sit on their organization s 40-man roster or are placed among MLB.
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The Minnesota Twins and their farm system have both been highly regarded for quite some time due to their depth and their ability to build a solid foundation within. Over the years, they turned their inability to spend on marquee free agents into gold by creating their own strong core of players set to break out, while establishing a routine of development to move onto the next. Essentially, they spent money on themselves so that they wouldn’t necessarily have to spend an excess of money on others. It’s something that all smaller markets should consider because, if it’s done right, it makes those free agents actually want to come and play for the smaller market team.
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Happy 2021, Twins fans.
Let’s close the book on 2020 by closing out this series (which took a holiday hiatus), grading all the Twins who have not yet received marks.
F Tier
Zack Littell, RP, 6 games: After an excellent 2019, Littell surprisingly collapsed in 2020, allowing five homers in six appearances with a 9.95 ERA (14.40 FIP) and 2.368 ERA.
Grade: F
Grade: F
Lewis Thorpe, RP, 7 games: Seven appearances, 6.06 ERA, 6.99 FIP, 2.082 WHIP. four homers allowed in 16.1 innings.
Grade: F
Jake Odorizzi, SP, 4 games: Clearly affected by injury, Odorizzi posted a 6.59 ERA over his four starts, allowing four home runs and only striking out 12 over 13.2 innings.