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In my 5th year with the Minnesota Twins, just about to enter the postseason, and I have finally turned them into a good team. My records year by year:
2013: 62-100
2014: 73-89
2015: 76-86 (bad pyth. luck)
2016: 76-86 (good pyth. luck)
2017: 100-62
I'm led by my great pitching staff, including Michael Perez (good for a low 3 ERA), Liam Hendriks, D.J. Baxendale (mid 3 first 2 years, a 1.6 this year before being lost to injury), and my draft picks Brad Small, Michael Griffin, and Jesse Roth (17th round pick who reached majors at age 19, doing great now at 22).
My offense is solid, led by Miguel Sano, Joe Mauer (still Mauer), Avisail Garcia (traded Willingham when he was raking in 2013) Levi Michael, and my draft pick Gabe Thomas (2B). Byron Buxton became a hardcore bust for reasons unknown.
I still have a solid minor league system even after some call-ups this year, and I am hyped for the playoffs.
Because of a very low budget, I won't have hardly any free agent room next year, or room for extensions (young players hitting arbitration). However, I won't lose anyone except for my very good closer Darren O'Day (43 sv, 2.30 ERA in one season for me) and backup OF Gerardo Parra.
edit: I think I'll post my lineup and staff in a single post.
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