PT TOMORROW: AL Central -- Movin' in, movin' up, movin' outfielders

Minnesota Twins

Eddie Rosario (OF, FA) is a free agent after starting 51 of 60 games during 2020, and he is not expected to return to the Twin Cities in 2021. Also a free agent is utilityman Marwin Gonzalez (2B/3B, FA) who appeared in eight games in the outfield in 2020 (and 59 games there in 2019). Factor in the D Health grade for Byron Buxton (OF, MIN), which represents injuries limiting him to 28 games in 2018, 87 games in 2019, and 39 games in 2020, and it is clear that there is playing time opportunity in the Minnesota outfield. Who are the interesting candidates?

The current depth chart shows Jake Cave (OF, MIN) and Alex Kirilloff (OF, MIN) with the next-highest playing time projections. Both are left-handed bats, but Kirilloff...

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