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The Minnesota Twins are the team to beat in the AL Central

Rightfully or not, Tigers fans have looked to two main sources of inspiration when examining the Detroit rebuild – the Chicago Cubs and the Houston Astros. Unfortunately, neither club looks like the best example any more after the Cubs missed the playoffs and have performed at a mediocre level after their historic 2016 victory. There’s also extremely public skepticism of the Astros’ successes in light of the cheating that took place over the course of the last three years. Perhaps the most underrated rebuilding effort of them all, though, has been the Twins’.

Minnesota was the worst team in baseball in 2016 and was able to win over 100 games in 2019, only three years later.