Yankees Potential Playoff Opponent: Minnesota Twins

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images A potential playoff matchup between the New York Yankees and the Minnesota Twins? If history is any indication, this is going to be a cakewalk for the Bombers. The Yankees have faced the Twins six times before in the playoffs (including twice in the last three years), and Minnesota has won a grand total of two games and zero series over that span. Their most recent meeting was a 3-0 sweep in the ALDS just last year.

Not so fast this time around, though. If the Twins are ever going to break their hex of not beating the Yankees, this would be their best chance to do it. These aren’t your father’s Minnesota Twins — this team can hit, they can pitch and they’ve got the…