This franchise’s rapid rebuild over three seasons from 2016-2018 is an incredible one. After finally coming out of the dark in 2015 with several future stars (Miguel Sano, Eddie Rosario, Byron Buxton, Max Kepler, Tyler Duffey) making their début, the expectations for 2016 were high. Unfortunately, disaster struck.
The franchise’s quickest turnaround can’t be told in three parts, one for each year: 2016: The Minnesota Twins fix the Front Office, 2017: The Twins figure out what works, and 2018: The End of Paul Molitor. It’s a story that has a few surprises and is still a work in progress, but one that deserves to be told.