Fantasy Baseball Podcast: Minnesota Twins Preview

Written by

Jeff Erickson

Fred Zinkie

Updated on February 17, 2021 2:15PM EST

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Jeff Erickson and Fred Zinkie evaluate the Minnesota Twins' roster to preview the squad for the upcoming 2021 season. Who are the fantasy baseball gems in Minnesota? Why are we so down on many of their top guys, such as Miguel Sano, Kenta Maeda and Byron Buxton? Why does Nelson Cruz continues to get the David Ortiz discount? How do we handicap their closing situation of Alex Colome and Taylor Rogers? Do Mitch Garver and Jorge Polanco bounce back?

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If you prefer the audio podcast, the Twins preview is at the end of this pod, after the LABR preview and the Kansas City Royals preview:

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ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Jeff Erickson

@Jeff_Erickson

Jeff Erickson is a co-founder of RotoWire and the only two-time winner of Baseball Writer of the Year from the Fantasy Sports Writers Association. He's also in the FSWA Hall of Fame. He roots for the Reds, Bengals, Red Wings, Pacers and Northwestern University (the real NU).

Fred Zinkie

@FredZinkieMLB

Fred Zinkie arrived at RotoWire after several years as the Lead Fantasy Writer at MLB.com. A long-time participant in expert leagues, Fred tops the all-time leaderboard in the well-known Tout Wars contests and has multiple LABR titles. When not covering a variety of fantasy sports, he can be found sweating through games of his beloved Maple Leafs, Blue Jays and Browns.

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