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Greatest Minnesota Twins Second Baseman: Castillo vs Wilfong

By Michael McKee

Sep 3, 2015; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Mike Pelfrey (37) plays with some baseballs in the dugout in the sixth inning against the Chicago White Sox at Target Field. The Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 6-4. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 3, 2015; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Mike Pelfrey (37) plays with some baseballs in the dugout in the sixth inning against the Chicago White Sox at Target Field. The Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 6-4. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports /
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Puckett’s Pond faces off two notable Minnesota Twins players and you decide which one was greater

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Puckett’s Pond is enlisting your help in deciding who the greatest Minnesota Twins in history are at each position. Eventually we’ll square off each position against the others and wind up with the greatest Minnesota Twin, as selected by you. The first position we’ll be selecting is catcher. We’ll only be counting literal Minnesota Twins and not the pre-1961 Washington franchises. Players also will need 700 PAs as a Twin to qualify. We ask you to consider the player based solely on his time as a Twin and at the position specified.

We’ve faced off Carew and Allen in the first match up. You can still vote in that poll. Lombardozzi and Teufel are match up #2. You can still cast a vote there too.

Match up 3: Luis Castillo vs Rob Wilfong

Castillo was signed by the Marlins in 1992 as an amateur free agent. He was traded to the Twins prior to the 2006 season. He spent two seasons in Minnesota. Part way through the 2007 season, he was traded to the Mets. He played his last game in 2010.

Castillo was an adequate defender who could get on base and run like the wind. He had next to no power managing just 28 home runs in his career. He posted a 0.2 dWAR mark, .720 OPS (.357 OBP) and 34 steals in his short time with the Twins. Over 1036 plate appearances in Minnesota he put up 3.7 bWAR.

Wilfong was drafted by the Twins in 1971 and made his debut with the club in 1977. He spent parts of six seasons in the Twin Cities. He was traded to the Angels part way through the 1982 season and played his last game for the Giants in 1987. He was the club’s primary second baseman for three seasons.

His best season in Minnesota was 1971 when he had a 3.1 WAR and .810 OPS. Wilfong was a decent hitter with some speed and a bit of power. He was solid defensively with a 1.6 dWAR. He had a .681 OPS and put up 5.3 WAR in 1809 plate appearances for the Twins.

Who was the greater Twins second baseman? Have your say:

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Feel free to leave your reasoning in the comments. Check back here for the rest of the match ups and to see who moves on.

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