Minnesota Twins: How the Rest of the AL Central can become Contenders

A detail view of the scoreboard honoring the American League Central Division Champion Minnesota Twins following the game against the Cincinnati Reds. (Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images)
A detail view of the scoreboard honoring the American League Central Division Champion Minnesota Twins following the game against the Cincinnati Reds. (Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images)
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The Minnesota Twins and Chicago White Sox look primed to fight for the AL Central in 2021. We look at how the other teams can become competitors too.

Welcome back to 2008! The Minnesota Twins and White Sox look to be the teams to beat in the AL Central, one of the first times this has been the case since back when Joe Mauer was a catcher and Jim Thome was still hammering the Twins.

While both teams look to fight for the top spot in 2021, there are three other teams in the division that look to try and build their way up to competitive in this year and beyond: Cleveland, Kansas City, and Detroit.

You might ask yourself: How can these teams compete this year? How will the other three teams in the division do what needs to happen for them to have a chance at taking the Central? Are they willing to make it happen? With a lot to answer, we dive right in and try and make rebuilding teams contenders.

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