The Minnesota Twins are less than two months away from Opening Day.
The Twins had a very active offseason, signing free agents Christian Vazquez and Joey Gallo, re-signing Carlos Correa, and trading away Luis Arraez for Pablo Lopez and prospects.
Here's a look at our projected starting lineup, pitching rotation and bullpen for the Twins in 2023, featuring 2023 slash lines and statistics:
C Christian Vazquez .250/.278/.585
1B Jose Miranda .268/.325/.751
2B Jorge Polanco .235/.346/.751
3B Royce Lewis .300/.317/.867
SS Carlos Correa .291/.366/.834
LF Nick Gordon .272/.316/.743
CF Byron Buxton .224/.306/.833
RF Joey Gallo .160/.280/.638
DH Max Kepler .227/.318/.666
PITCHING ROTATION
1) Pablo Lopez: 10-10, 3.75 ERA, 32 starts, 180 IP, 1.17 WHIP, 3.28 SO/W, 108 ERA+
2) Joe Ryan: 13-8, 3.55 ERA, 27 starts, 147 IP, 1.10 WHIP, 3.21 SO/W, 109 ERA+
3) Sonny Gray: 8-5, 3.08 ERA, 24 starts, 119.2 IP, 1.13 WHIP, 3.25 SO/W, 125 ERA+
4) Bailey Ober: 2-3, 3.21 ERA, 11 starts, 56 IP, 1.05 WHIP, 4.64 SO/W, 120 ERA+
5) Tyler Mahle: 6-8, 4.40 ERA, 23 starts, 120.2 IP, 1.04 WHIP, 3.00 SO/W, 89 ERA+
OTHER ROTATION OPTIONS (THAT COULD APPEAR IN THE BULLPEN)
Kenta Maeda: (Did not pitch)
Chris Paddack: (Did not pitch)
BULLPEN
Jorge Lopez: 0-1, 4.37 ERA, 23 appearances, 4 saves, 22.2 IP
Jhoan Duran: 2-4, 1.86 ERA, 57 appearances, 8 saves, 67.2 IP
Griffin Jax: 7-4, 3.36 ERA, 65 appearances, 1 save, 72.1 IP
Jorge Alcala: 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 appearances, 0 saves, 2.1 IP
Emilio Pagan: 4-6, 4.43 ERA, 59 appearances, 9 saves, 63 IP
Caleb Theilbar: 4-3, 3.49 ERA, 67 appearances, 1 save, 59.1 IP
Ronny Henriquez: 0-1, 2.31 ERA, 3 appearances, 0 saves, 11.2 IP
Trevor Megill: 4-3, 4.80 ERA, 39 appearances, 0 saves, 45 IP
Danny Coulombe: 0-0, 1.46 ERA, 10 appearances, 0 saves, 12.1 IP
Cole Sands: 0-3, 5.87 ERA, 11 appearances, 1 save, 30.2 IP
Jovani Moran: 0-1, 2.21 ERA, 31 appearances, 1 save, 40.2 IP
Here's a look at the Minnesota Twins' schedule for the 2023 regular season.
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