Minnesota Twins Sign a new Big Superstar form Detroit Tigers…
The Minnesota Twins are trying to climb up the ranks of what now appears to be the AL Central, which currently looks like one of the best divisions in Major League Baseball. To do that, though, they need some more pop offensively.
That’s probably why the only Twins player who made former MLB GM turned MLB insider, Jim Bowden’s (The Athletic) newly dropped MLB All-Star Game projected roster was Ryan Jeffers. And he barely limped onto the theoretical AL squad as Bowden’s fourth catcher and one of the last spots filled.
Ryan Jeffers being the only Twin picked to Bowden’s AL All-Star team is not a surprise. The Twins’ star players (Carlos Correa, Pablo Lopez, Byron Buxton, Royce Lewis) have either been injured or not performed at All-Star levels during the first half of 2024.
What was more noteworthy in Bowden’s piece, regarding the Minnesota Twins, was hidden further down in the article. Underneath Jim’s American League projections, were his National League participants.
One of the names listed for the NL is New York Mets 1st baseman, Pete Alonso. That’s not the surprising part, being that Pete plays in the New York market and he absolutely rakes. But the (26-35) Mets are a trainwreck and ready to sell at the deadline. Thus, Pete is on their trade block and VERY available for the taking.
