Rounds 1-10 Results: Harmon KillebrewKirby PuckettRod CarewTony OlivaJoe MauerBert BlylevenKent HrbekJim KaatJohan SantanaTorii HunterTwinkie Town, David Letterman would certainly be proudwe have a Top 10 List!and Torii Hunter rounds out the those that really did not endure it, it's easy to fail to remember simply exactly how bad 1993-2000 was for Minnesota Twins followers. On the heels of a two-World-Series-titles-in-five-years stretch, things went scorched-earth quickly. Carl Pohlad's budget sealed shut, Kirby Puckett got up blind, the Metrodome was degrading by the minute, and Minnesota was unequivocally the laughingstock of the baseball world. Many Thanks to Bud Selig's contraction plan, the franchise quite actually virtually never it didand Hunter was the face of the Reach KnowEm gang. Yes, it was a group initiative, however 48 was the emotional lynchpin. A strong instance can be made that he was one of the most pleasant, charismatic Twin this side of 34. Required a clutch hit? Torii was there. Just how about a spectacular catch to conserve a game? Hunter to the rescue! He did it all with a transmittable laugh and megawatt smile, enticing a whole generation of MN baseball followers back right into the Dome for fun, winning new access: "bum bum. bottom bum. bum bum. stand and shouuuuuut!". Round 11: Brad RadkeFor his very first 6 MN periods, Radke pitched for cellar-dwelling Doubles clubs. That didn't stop him from being personnel ace, also racking up 20 victories in 1997 and finishing 3rd in AL Cy Youthful voting. From 2001-2006, 22 was reliability objectified on much stronger squads. It wasn't always prettythe propensity for first-inning runs and gopher rounds limited his ceilingbut his identify control and maddening changeup made fools of MLB's prodigious sluggers. In terms of occupation bWAR of any kind of gamer using a Twins attire, just Carew, Killebrew, Mauer, Puckett, Blyleven overshadow him. Justin MorneauFrom 2005 to mid-2010, one could make an engaging instance that Justin Morneau was the Twins' most prodigious slugger this side of Harmon Killebrew. On a 162-game standard in that span, Morneau was installing 31 crowning achievement, 117 RBI, and a 131 OPS+. Teaming with other "M" Joe Mauer, Justin won AL MVP in 2006, finished second in 2008, and was a continuous All-Star. His left-handed swing was excellent for blowing up baseballs over the Baggy or the limestone. Regretfully, much like Mauer, Morneau's batting prowess was slowed by years of blast signs coming from a knee to the head moving right into 2nd base in Toronto in July 2010. In recent times, he established himself as a strong shade expert in the Doubles television Jhoan Duran Shorts cubicle. Set Number: X51099Chuck KnoblauchOne can make an argument that no Twin had a far better first venture right into MLBall points consideredthan Chuck Knoblauch. As a newbie in 1991, the 2B-man played 151 games to the tune of 636 PA,.281 BACHELOR'S DEGREE, 25 SB, AL Novice of the Year Honor champion a Globe Series ring. He had a couple of periods purely starting, a couple of largely in relief, but mostly he was an equal-opportunity everyman. Perry's typical line from those years: 14-10, 204 IP, 3.16 PERIOD, 113 ERA+, 1.20 WHIP. There were likewise flashes of radiance, as evidenced by his 1970 Cy Youthful Honor and 3rd-place surface in 1969. Fellow moundsman Bert Blyleven constantly offered Perry the lion's share of the debt for mentoring his teenaged Dutchman self and shaping his ultimate Hall of Fame job. Image by Scott A. SchneiderGetty ImagesJoe NathanIt's tough to gauge the exact worth of reducers, as they contribute relatively little versus beginning pitchers or daily players. Yet relative to Rick Aguilera Twins Shorts, Joe Nathan was the most effective fireman the Twins ever unleashed in the late innings. From 2004-2011, a typical Nathanator project resembled this: 68 IP, 2.16 PERIOD, 38 saves, 0.96 WHIP, 204 PERIOD+.