//Minnesota Twins Breakouts, Busts & Values: Byron Buxton & Jose Berrios On Cusp of Stardom

Minnesota Twins Breakouts, Busts & Values: Byron Buxton & Jose Berrios On Cusp of Stardom

Although lacking a true superstar fantasy player, the Minnesota Twins’ roster is packed with overachieving and dependable options. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t any guys on the cusp of something special.

Breakout: SP Jose Berrios

Over the previous three seasons, Berrios went 40-27 with a 3.80 ERA and 536 strikeouts over 538.1 innings.

In 2019, he broke the 200-inning barrier (200.1) for the first time in his career while showing improvement in his walk rate (2.3). Even with better command, his strikeout rate (8.8) regressed from 2018 (9.5) while still giving up too many home runs (26 – 1.2 per nine).

Berrios had success but didn’t dominate right-handed (.254) or left-handed (.247) batters.

Over his first 22 starts, he posted a 2.80 ERA and 133 strikeouts over 141.2 innings before disaster struck on August 6th (nine runs and 13 baserunners over 5.2 innings). He allowed two runs or fewer