2016 Minnesota Twins | ||
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League | American League | |
Division | Central | |
Ballpark | Target Field | |
City | Minneapolis, Minnesota | |
Record | 59–103 (.364) | |
Divisional place | 5th | |
Owners | Jim Pohlad | |
General managers | Terry Ryan (fired July 18) Rob Antony (interim) | |
Managers | Paul Molitor | |
Television | Fox Sports North (Dick Bremer, Bert Blyleven) | |
Radio | KTWN-FM (Cory Provus, Dan Gladden) | |
Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference | |
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The 2016 Minnesota Twins season was the 56th season for the franchise in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, their seventh season at Target Field and the 116th overall in the American League. The 2016 season marked the 25th anniversary of the 1991 Twins World Series victory, and the 2016 team wore commemorative patches. The team finished in fifth place in the American League Central and lost 103 games, the worst record in the majors and the most losses since the franchise relocated to Minnesota in 1961.
Summary
The Twins signed Korean baseball star Byung-ho Park in the offseason, in addition to acquiring John Ryan Murphy, a catcher, in a trade with the Yankees. The team's encouraging 83–79 finish the previous season behind good rookie seasons from Miguel Sano, Eddie Rosario, Tyler Duffey, and Byron Buxton, along with the anticipated arrival of Minor Leaguers José Berríos and Max Kepler, gave Twins' fans high hopes for the 2016 season. However, the season became a complete disaster, starting with the Twins losing their first nine games of the season and never getting out of last place in the AL Central. They finished with a record of 59-103, the worst in the league. The 103 losses marked the worst record in Twins history, besting the 60-102 team of 1982.
Season standings
American League Central
AL Central | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Cleveland Indians | 94 | 67 | 0.584 | — | 53–28 | 41–39 |
Detroit Tigers | 86 | 75 | 0.534 | 8 | 45–35 | 41–40 |
Kansas City Royals | 81 | 81 | 0.500 | 13½ | 47–34 | 34–47 |
Chicago White Sox | 78 | 84 | 0.481 | 16½ | 45–36 | 33–48 |
Minnesota Twins | 59 | 103 | 0.364 | 35½ | 30–51 | 29–52 |
American League Wild Card
Division Leaders | W | L | Pct. |
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Texas Rangers | 95 | 67 | 0.586 |
Cleveland Indians | 94 | 67 | 0.584 |
Boston Red Sox | 93 | 69 | 0.574 |
Wild Card teams (Top 2 teams qualify for postseason) |
W | L | Pct. | GB |
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Toronto Blue Jays | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | — |
Baltimore Orioles | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | — |
Detroit Tigers | 86 | 75 | 0.534 | 2½ |
Seattle Mariners | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 3 |
New York Yankees | 84 | 78 | 0.519 | 5 |
Houston Astros | 84 | 78 | 0.519 | 5 |
Kansas City Royals | 81 | 81 | 0.500 | 8 |
Chicago White Sox | 78 | 84 | 0.481 | 11 |
Los Angeles Angels | 74 | 88 | 0.457 | 15 |
Oakland Athletics | 69 | 93 | 0.426 | 20 |
Tampa Bay Rays | 68 | 94 | 0.420 | 21 |
Minnesota Twins | 59 | 103 | 0.364 | 30 |
Record against opponents
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Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | HOU | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
Baltimore | — | 8–11 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 1–6 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 10–9 | 3–4 | 1–6 | 13–6 | 3–4 | 9–10 | 14–6 |
Boston | 11–8 | — | 3–4 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 11–8 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 12–7 | 3–3 | 9–10 | 14–6 |
Chicago | 3–4 | 4–3 | — | 8–11 | 7–12 | 3–3 | 5–14 | 2–5 | 12–7 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 9–11 |
Cleveland | 1–5 | 2–4 | 11–8 | — | 14–4 | 3–4 | 14–5 | 6–1 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 13–7 |
Detroit | 2–5 | 5–2 | 12–7 | 4–14 | — | 4–2 | 7–12 | 2–4 | 15–4 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 13–7 |
Houston | 6–1 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 2–4 | — | 3–4 | 13–6 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 13–6 | 11–8 | 3–3 | 4–15 | 2–5 | 11–9 |
Kansas City | 2–4 | 4–2 | 14–5 | 5–14 | 12–7 | 4–3 | — | 1–5 | 15–4 | 2–5 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 1–6 | 2–4 | 10–10 |
Los Angeles | 2–4 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 1–6 | 4–2 | 6–13 | 5–1 | — | 2–4 | 1–6 | 12–7 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 9–10 | 4–3 | 9–11 |
Minnesota | 1–5 | 3–4 | 7–12 | 9–10 | 4–15 | 2–5 | 4–15 | 4–2 | — | 2–5 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 1–6 | 8–12 |
New York | 9–10 | 8–11 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 6–1 | 5–2 | — | 4–3 | 3–3 | 11–8 | 3–4 | 7–12 | 8–12 |
Oakland | 4–3 | 1–5 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 6–13 | 6–1 | 7–12 | 4–2 | 3–4 | — | 7–12 | 5–2 | 9–10 | 3–3 | 7–13 |
Seattle | 6–1 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 8–11 | 4–3 | 11–8 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 12–7 | — | 4–2 | 7–12 | 3–3 | 13–7 |
Tampa Bay | 6–13 | 7–12 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 1–6 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 8–11 | 2–5 | 2–4 | — | 4–2 | 11–8 | 10–10 |
Texas | 4–3 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 15–4 | 6–1 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 10–9 | 12–7 | 2–4 | — | 3–4 | 13–7 |
Toronto | 10–9 | 10–9 | 1–5 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 6–1 | 12–7 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 8–11 | 4–3 | — | 13–7 |
Game log
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April: 7–17 (Home: 6–7; Away: 1–10)
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May: 8–19 (Home: 2–8; Away: 6–11)
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June: 10–17 (Home: 7–10; Away: 3–7)
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July: 15–11 (Home: 8–7; Away: 7–4)
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August: 9–20 (Home: 2–8 ; Away: 7–12)
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September: 8–19 (Home: 5–11 ; Away: 3–8)
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Twins team member |
Roster
Player stats
Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average
Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | AVG | SLG |
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Brian Dozier | 155 | 615 | 104 | 165 | 35 | 5 | 42 | 99 | 18 | 61 | .268 | .546 |
Joe Mauer | 134 | 494 | 68 | 129 | 22 | 4 | 11 | 49 | 2 | 79 | .261 | .389 |
Miguel Sanó | 116 | 437 | 57 | 103 | 22 | 1 | 25 | 66 | 1 | 54 | .236 | .462 |
Max Kepler | 113 | 396 | 52 | 93 | 20 | 2 | 17 | 63 | 6 | 42 | .235 | .424 |
Eduardo Núñez | 91 | 371 | 49 | 110 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 47 | 27 | 15 | .296 | .439 |
Eduardo Escobar | 105 | 352 | 32 | 83 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 1 | 21 | .236 | .338 |
Kurt Suzuki | 106 | 345 | 34 | 89 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 49 | 0 | 18 | .258 | .403 |
Eddie Rosario | 92 | 335 | 52 | 90 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 32 | 5 | 12 | .269 | .421 |
Robbie Grossman | 99 | 332 | 49 | 93 | 19 | 1 | 11 | 37 | 2 | 55 | .280 | .443 |
Trevor Plouffe | 84 | 319 | 35 | 83 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 47 | 1 | 19 | .260 | .420 |
Byron Buxton | 92 | 298 | 44 | 67 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 10 | 23 | .225 | .430 |
Jorge Polanco | 69 | 245 | 24 | 69 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 4 | 17 | .282 | .424 |
Danny Santana | 75 | 233 | 29 | 56 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 12 | .240 | .326 |
Byung-ho Park | 62 | 215 | 28 | 41 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 24 | 1 | 21 | .191 | .409 |
Juan Centeno | 55 | 176 | 16 | 46 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 12 | .261 | .392 |
Kennys Vargas | 47 | 152 | 27 | 35 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 24 | .230 | .500 |
Oswaldo Arcia | 32 | 103 | 8 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 10 | .214 | .369 |
John Ryan Murphy | 26 | 82 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .146 | .220 |
Logan Schafer | 26 | 63 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .238 | .317 |
James Beresford | 10 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .227 | .273 |
Darin Mastroianni | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .000 |
Pitcher Totals | 162 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .125 | .125 |
Team Totals | 162 | 5618 | 722 | 1409 | 288 | 35 | 200 | 690 | 91 | 513 | .251 | .421 |
Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts
Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
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Ervin Santana | 7 | 11 | 3.38 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 181.1 | 168 | 78 | 68 | 53 | 149 |
Kyle Gibson | 6 | 11 | 5.07 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 147.1 | 175 | 89 | 83 | 55 | 104 |
Tyler Duffey | 9 | 12 | 6.43 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 133.0 | 167 | 103 | 95 | 32 | 114 |
Ricky Nolasco | 4 | 8 | 5.13 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 124.2 | 139 | 77 | 71 | 29 | 93 |
Ryan Pressly | 6 | 7 | 3.70 | 72 | 0 | 1 | 75.1 | 79 | 34 | 31 | 23 | 67 |
Michael Tonkin | 3 | 2 | 5.02 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 71.2 | 80 | 46 | 40 | 24 | 80 |
Tommy Milone | 3 | 5 | 5.71 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 69.1 | 84 | 53 | 44 | 22 | 49 |
Pat Dean | 1 | 6 | 6.28 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 67.1 | 88 | 47 | 47 | 23 | 50 |
Taylor Rogers | 3 | 1 | 3.96 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 61.1 | 63 | 29 | 27 | 16 | 64 |
Hector Santiago | 3 | 6 | 5.58 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 61.1 | 65 | 39 | 38 | 22 | 37 |
Phil Hughes | 1 | 7 | 5.95 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 59.0 | 76 | 40 | 39 | 13 | 34 |
José Berríos | 3 | 7 | 8.02 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 58.1 | 74 | 56 | 52 | 35 | 49 |
Brandon Kintzler | 0 | 2 | 3.15 | 54 | 0 | 17 | 54.1 | 59 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 35 |
Trevor May | 2 | 2 | 5.27 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 42.2 | 39 | 26 | 25 | 17 | 60 |
Buddy Boshers | 2 | 0 | 4.25 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 36.0 | 35 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 37 |
Fernando Abad | 1 | 4 | 2.65 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 34.0 | 27 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 29 |
Kevin Jepsen | 2 | 5 | 6.16 | 33 | 0 | 7 | 30.2 | 42 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 22 |
Ryan O'Rourke | 0 | 1 | 3.96 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 24 |
JT Chargois | 1 | 1 | 4.70 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 |
Alex Wimmers | 1 | 3 | 4.15 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 17.1 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 |
Andrew Albers | 0 | 0 | 5.82 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17.0 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 16 |
Neil Ramírez | 0 | 0 | 6.14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 14.2 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Pat Light | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Casey Fien | 1 | 0 | 7.90 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 13.2 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 12 |
Alex Meyer | 0 | 1 | 12.27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Adalberto Mejía | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Glen Perkins | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
J.R. Graham | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Eduardo Escobar | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 59 | 103 | 5.08 | 162 | 162 | 26 | 1443.0 | 1617 | 889 | 814 | 479 | 1191 |
Farm system
References
External links
- 2016 Minnesota Twins season at Baseball Reference