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Minnesota Twins All-Time 25-Man Roster

By Benjamin Chase

May 20, 2015; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; A hat and glove belonging to the Minnesota Twins rests on the dugout rail before the Twins play the Pittsburgh Pirates in an inter-league game at PNC Park. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports
May 20, 2015; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; A hat and glove belonging to the Minnesota Twins rests on the dugout rail before the Twins play the Pittsburgh Pirates in an inter-league game at PNC Park. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Minnesota Twins have a long organizational history, but who are the best players for a roster since the team moved to Minnesota?

While the Minnesota Twins have perhaps fallen on some hard times of late, they have a long and storied history in their franchise.

The organization dates back to Washington, D.C. and the Senators. The Senators moved to Minnesota and became the Twins in 1961.

This particular list will take a look only at the players as Minnesota Twins, not taking into account time with the Washington portion of the franchise, so guys like Walter Johnson or Sam Rice won’t appear here.

However, we’re talking about a franchise that since 1961 has been in the playoffs 11 times, making it to three World Series (1965, 1987 and 1991) and winning two World Series championships (1987, 1991).

We’ll take a look at the starting eight defensively, the bench, each of the starting rotation, the closer and then the rest of the bullpen. Certain decisions were made in order to fit a real 25-man roster rather than a “best WAR of all-time” sort of list.

This is the type of list that is sure to generate some opinions, so feel free to offer them in the comments below!

Before we get started, a bit on the franchise history – did you know that the original team to carry the name Washington Nationals was not the team that moved from Montreal, but actually the team that eventually moved to Minnesota?

The Senators officially were the Nationals from just after their inception in 1901, 1905, until 1955, but the public did not recognize the nickname, and the Senators name became official again less than a decade before the team moved to Minnesota.

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