Offense hasn’t all the time been straightforward to come back by for the Minnesota Twins this season, however a number of wonderful hitters, most notably Ryan Jeffers, have taken them to league-average standing.
That is our approach to say that the Twins, who received on Thursday and at the moment are 31-25, would most likely be a lot worse if it wasn’t for the catcher/designated hitter.
The truth is, Jeffers alone represented the distinction between the Twins and the Kansas Metropolis Royals on Thursday.
Minnesota received, 7-6, regardless of a late cost by the Royals, and Jeffers led the cost with not one, however two house runs.
“Two homers right this moment for Ryan Jeffers!” Talkin’ Baseball tweeted.
Two homers right this moment for Ryan Jeffers! pic.twitter.com/l9Udc7rsAp
The slugger hit his eleventh and twelfth homers of the yr within the afternoon victory, and reached a formidable 36 RBI.
He’s now hitting .254/.342/.544 for the yr.
So long as Jeffers is wholesome and producing like this, the Twins shall be there, lurking, within the AL Central race.
They’re six video games behind the division leaders, the Cleveland Guardians, and three video games behind the Royals within the Central.
They’re the reigning divisional champions, and whereas they may not be as sturdy as final yr, they continue to be harmful.
As for Jeffers, not solely does he lead his workforce in house runs, however no different Twins hitter has even reached 10.
He additionally comfortably leads the group in RBI: solely Carlos Santana has greater than 20.
If it wasn’t for Jeffers, Minnesota would most likely be at .500 and even worse.
He has been the workforce MVP within the first couple of months, definitely.