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Minnesota Twins: 4 Twins that should be in the MLB All-Star Game

By Chris Schad

ST. PETERSBURG, FL - MAY 31: Jose Berrios #17 of the Minnesota Twins acknowledges the crowd after being removed in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on May 31, 2019 in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images)
ST. PETERSBURG, FL - MAY 31: Jose Berrios #17 of the Minnesota Twins acknowledges the crowd after being removed in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on May 31, 2019 in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images) /
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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – JUNE 28: Jose Berrios #17 of the Minnesota Twins pitches against the Chicago White Sox during the first inning at Guaranteed Rate Field on June 28, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by David Banks/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – JUNE 28: Jose Berrios #17 of the Minnesota Twins pitches against the Chicago White Sox during the first inning at Guaranteed Rate Field on June 28, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by David Banks/Getty Images) /

Jose Berrios – SP

Last year, Jose Berrios broke out as one of the brightest young arms in baseball, compiling a 12-11 record and a modest 3.84 ERA. While it was a good season, many expected Berrios to take another leap forward in 2019 and he has done just that.

In 17 starts this season, Berrios has went 8-4 and nearly shaved a full run off his ERA checking in at 2.89. While he’s had his moments as a high-wire act, Berrios has been extremely good for the Twins this season, giving them much needed innings and instilling confidence in the clubhouse.

While Berrios’ performance is better than when he got the All-Star nod in 2018, he still didn’t get the invite to Cleveland, which may be one of the biggest head scratchers.

The pitching spots in the Midsummer Classic were loaded up by automatic spots for some teams like John Means of Baltimore and and Shane Greene of the Tigers, but there were others that were random such as Brad Hand of the Indians.

What might be more surprising is that Berrios almost has superior stats to Houston’s Gerrit Cole, who was the Astros’ sixth All-Star representative. On the season Berrios has more wins (8) than Cole (7) and a lower ERA (2.89) than the Houston ace (3.42).

While the Astros do benefit from recency bias from capturing a World Series in 2017, it’s still fair to wonder what else Berrios has to do to make this team.

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