Minnesota Twins' 2023 Projected Starting Lineup, Pitching Rotation, Bullpen

The Minnesota Twins had a very active offseason, re-signing Carlos Correa, signing Christian Vazquez and Joey Gallo, and trading Luis Arraez for Pablo Lopez. Here's a look at our projected starting lineup, pitching rotation and bullpen for the Twins for the 2023 MLB season.

The Minnesota Twins are less than two months away from Opening Day.

The Twins had a very active offseason, signing free agents Christian Vazquez and Joey Gallo, re-signing Carlos Correa, and trading away Luis Arraez for Pablo Lopez and prospects.

Here's a look at our projected starting lineup, pitching rotation and bullpen for the Twins in 2023, featuring 2022 slash lines and statistics:

C Christian Vazquez .250/.278/.585

1B Jose Miranda .268/.325/.751

2B Jorge Polanco .235/.346/.751

3B Royce Lewis .300/.317/.867

SS Carlos Correa .291/.366/.834

LF Nick Gordon .272/.316/.743

CF Byron Buxton .224/.306/.833

RF Joey Gallo .160/.280/.638

DH Max Kepler .227/.318/.666

UTILITY Donovan Solano .284/.339/.724

PITCHING ROTATION

1) Pablo Lopez: 10-10, 3.75 ERA, 32 starts, 180 IP, 1.17 WHIP, 3.28 SO/W, 108 ERA+

2) Joe Ryan: 13-8, 3.55 ERA, 27 starts, 147 IP, 1.10 WHIP, 3.21 SO/W, 109 ERA+

3) Sonny Gray: 8-5, 3.08 ERA, 24 starts, 119.2 IP, 1.13 WHIP, 3.25 SO/W, 125 ERA+

4) Bailey Ober: 2-3, 3.21 ERA, 11 starts, 56 IP, 1.05 WHIP, 4.64 SO/W, 120 ERA+

5) Tyler Mahle: 6-8, 4.40 ERA, 23 starts, 120.2 IP, 1.04 WHIP, 3.00 SO/W, 89 ERA+

OTHER ROTATION OPTIONS (THAT COULD APPEAR IN THE BULLPEN)

Kenta Maeda: (Did not pitch)

Chris Paddack: (Did not pitch)

BULLPEN

Jorge Lopez: 0-1, 4.37 ERA, 23 appearances, 4 saves, 22.2 IP

Jhoan Duran: 2-4, 1.86 ERA, 57 appearances, 8 saves, 67.2 IP

Griffin Jax: 7-4, 3.36 ERA, 65 appearances, 1 save, 72.1 IP

Jorge Alcala: 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 appearances, 0 saves, 2.1 IP

Emilio Pagan: 4-6, 4.43 ERA, 59 appearances, 9 saves, 63 IP

Caleb Theilbar: 4-3, 3.49 ERA, 67 appearances, 1 save, 59.1 IP

Ronny Henriquez: 0-1, 2.31 ERA, 3 appearances, 0 saves, 11.2 IP

Trevor Megill: 4-3, 4.80 ERA, 39 appearances, 0 saves, 45 IP

Danny Coulombe: 0-0, 1.46 ERA, 10 appearances, 0 saves, 12.1 IP

Cole Sands: 0-3, 5.87 ERA, 11 appearances, 1 save, 30.2 IP

Jovani Moran: 0-1, 2.21 ERA, 31 appearances, 1 save, 40.2 IP

Here's a look at the Minnesota Twins' schedule for the 2023 regular season.

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