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Kepler had a career season, but that's to be expected at age 26. Polanco also had a career year at age 26. Rosario is 28, Sano is 27. The Twins have a whole team in that 26-29 age range where historical data shows they are most likely to have their best seasons. That's why I'm skeptical we're going to see a signficant regression by their hitters unless MLB takes a little bit of the juice out of the baseball after the home run record was blown out of the water last year.
Agree with that paragraph on the Twins. And I would add Garver in with that bunch. He always, always hit in the minors so it's no surprise he hits in the majors. Defense is more his issue. And even if he "regresses" a bit that's still an amazing season - last year was other-worldly for Garver.
So they had a bunch of 26-29 year old hitters entering their prime and the front office wisely added in veteran Nelson Cruz - and now Donaldson?? Make no mistake about it - this is a loaded offensive team.
We can only hope their pitching doesn't hold up but actually this season might actually favor teams with a bunch of 5-6 inning types!