Twins lead quartet of teams hoping for Pirates-like breakthrough

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Joe Sheehan | Sep 4, 2013

Twins lead quartet of teams hoping for Pirates-like breakthrough /

Top prospect Byron Buxton could be for Minnesota what NL MVP candidate Andrew McCutchen has been for Pittsburgh -- except better. — Top prospect Byron Buxton could be for Minnesota what NL MVP candidate Andrew McCutchen has been for Pittsburgh -- except better :: Cliff Welch/Icon SMI

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Published Sep 4, 2013

JOE SHEEHAN

Joe Sheehan has been contributing to Sports Illustrated and SI.com since 2007. Prior to that he was a founding member of Baseball Prospectus and a contributor to ESPN.com. He's been a regular guest on ESPNews' "The Hot List", MLB Network's "Clubhouse Confidential" and "Fantasy 411", and "SportsTalk" on the NBC Sports Network. He's probably talking baseball on the radio somewhere right now. A graduate of the University of Southern California, Joe lives in New York.