By all accounts, the Minnesota Twins season has exceeded all expectations. When the season first started, many weren’t sure what to think of the Twins after finishing 78-84 record in 2018. To add to the fans’ frustration, the team didn’t make many big moves in free agency, wondering if the team would be any better coming into the 2019 campaign.
While most of the moves were the Twins’ typical under-the-radar, buy low signings such as Jonathan Schoop and Martin Perez, Minnesota’s biggest splash was signing designated hitter Nelson Cruz.
The positives for signing Cruz were obvious as he entered the 2019 season with 360 career home runs and hit at least 37 bombs in each of the past five seasons.