Caesars Sports Book has posted the 2020 MLB win totals. Today, we’ll analyze each AL Central team’s lean towards the over/under.
Caesars Sports Book has released MLB win totals for the 2020 season. We’re taking a look at them, division by division, assessing which clubs will win more games than Vegas expects, and which clubs will win fewer games. We covered the American League West already, now it’s time to shine light on the AL Central. You can view the full list of MLB win totals here.
Minnesota Twins
Win Total: 90.5
Prediction: Over
The Twins are returning basically the same roster that won 101 games a season ago. All of their top offensive producers are back, which means they’ll continue to play the long ball game as well as any team in baseball. Their collective 307 home runs in 2019 led MLB, etching out the Bronx Bombers by a single round-tripper. They have the potential to top that number in 2020.
They did lose power by watching 2B Jonathan Schoop and 1B C.J. Cron join the Tigers this offseason; however, 3B Josh Donaldson is a very powerful addition, as he’s coming off a season in which he launched 37 homers with the Braves. He’ll have a lot of fun with the short left-field porch at Target Field. Donaldson will take over at third while Miguel Sano is slotted to be the Twins’ new first baseman. Those two provide serious thump, as do Nelson Cruz, Max Kepler, Eddie Rosario, and Mitch Garver.
Starting pitching is a tad hazy. Jake Odorizzi and Jose Berrios remain at the top of the rotation, but Minnesota lost Kyle Gibson to free agency and Michael Pineda to a 60-game suspension as a result of a PED violation. Veterans Rich Hill and Homer Bailey are slotted third and fourth in the rotation, and 25-year-old right-hander Randy Dobnak is the caboose. A repeat season from Odorizzi and vintage Rich Hill are needed to ensure the Twins are contenders.
Of course, they have an outstanding bullpen trio to lean on in Taylor Rogers, Tyler Duffey, and Trevor May. They also completed a deal with the Dodgers for Kenta Maeda, an experienced right-hander who can flex as a starter and a reliever.
The Twins will not take a step back in 2020. They have more than enough going their way to guarantee more than 90 wins.