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Twinkie Town Community Predictions: Team MVP

Who do you think will step up for the Twins in 2019?

By TJ Gorsegner
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It’s finally, mercifully, almost here. Opening Day is this week! As the Twins get ready to break camp, let’s get your predictions on record for the 2019 season!

We will be running these questions all week, and then posting the community predictions on Sunday!

Staff predictions will be out later this week, but lets kick prediction season off with a big one... Who do YOU believe will be the Twins MVP for 2019?

Your contenders (all projections from ZiPS:)

Eddie Rosario

2018: .288/.323/.479, 24 HR, 8 SB, 3.4 WAR

2019 Projection: .276/.310/.469, 23 HR, 9 SB, 2.4 WAR

Max Kepler

2018: .224/.319/.408, 20 HR, 4 SB, 2.6 WAR

2019 Projection: .246/.328/.442, 20 HR, 6 SB, 2.4 WAR

Jose Berrios

2018: 3.84 ERA, 3.90 FIP, 192.1 IP, 12-11 record, 3.3 fWAR

2019 Projection: 3.93 ERA, 3.92 FIP, 184 IP, 14-10 record, 3.1fWAR

Byron Buxton

2018: .156/.183/.200, 0 HR, 5 SB, -0.4 WAR

2019 Projection: .236/.291/.395, 12 HR, 17 SB, 2.1 WAR

Jorge Polanco

2018: .288/.345/.427, 6 HR, 7 SB, 1.3 WAR

2019 Projection: .263/.316/.401, 10 HR, 10 SB, 1.4 WAR

Vote in the poll below, and make the case for your favorite in the comments section!

Poll

Who will be the Twins MVP in 2019?

This poll is closed

  • 22%
    Eddie Rosario
    (107 votes)
  • 7%
    Max Kepler
    (38 votes)
  • 21%
    Jose Berrios
    (105 votes)
  • 34%
    Byron Buxton
    (167 votes)
  • 3%
    Jorge Polanco
    (15 votes)
  • 9%
    Someone Else (tell us in the comments)
    (46 votes)
478 votes total Vote Now

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