Minnesota Twins: Breaking Down the 2022 AL Central Rivals-Detroit

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Detroit Tigers shortstop Javier Baez hits an rbi double against the Philadelphia Phillies. (Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports) /

Minnesota Twins: AL Central Rival Projected Lineup

C: Tucker Barnhart
1B: Spencer Torkelson
2B: Jonathan Schoop
SS: Javier Baez
3B: Jemier Candelario
LF: Austin Meadows
CF: Akil Baddoo
RF: Robbie Grossman
DH: Miguel Cabrera

Last year, the lineup was Detroit’s biggest weakness, but after adding Spencer Torkelson, Javier Baez, Austin Meadows, and Riley Greene (when he returns from injury) makes it one of the more solid groups in the American League.

They’ll strike out A LOT, and Barnhart, Cabrera, and Candelario aren’t going to light it up, but this team won’t be a pushover anymore. In fact, if Torkelson and Greene are hot to start, they might actually be pretty good.

Castillo is especially excited about the Baez move: “I was a big fan of the Javier Baez signing.The Tigers needed so badly to upgrade at shortstop that despite his strikeout numbers, Baez is a good fit for Detroit”.

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