Ridiculously Early 2015 Bold Predictions: Minnesota Twins
Next up in our series of articles previewing the 2015 season, the Minnesota Twins, who finished the year at the basement of the AL Central.

The Minnesota Twins hosted the All Star Game this year, so at least they have that. Kurt Suzuki was impressive, hitting .288 and signing a contract through the 2016 season. Ron Gardenhire was fired shortly after their season ended, so the front office will have to find a new manager this offseason. Here's what we think will happen next year:

• Brian Dozier is an All Star. This may be tough seeing as the American League 2nd basemen are stacked at the top with Altuve, Kinsler, and Cano, but Dozier ranks right up with them with his 5.2 WAR. His 23 homers were also tops of all MLB 2nd basemen (tie with Neil Walker). We think he has a breakout season for the Twins.

(via ESPN MLB stats)

• Phil Hughes walks at least 40 batters. This doesn't seem so crazy, seeing as Hughes walked over 40 in both 2012 and 2013. But this past season, Hughes only walked 16, and set an MLB record for a season for K/BB ratio with an 11.63. His K/BB ratio had never been over 4 in his first seven MLB seasons.
• The Twins don't play a game next season with a record over .500. They open on the road vs Detroit. OK, this isn't so bold, but I've been using the last of the predictions as a team prediction in previous articles, and Minnesota doesn't look to be very good team next year. Especially vs the AL Central which features 3 potential playoff teams in the Tigers, Royals, and Indians. It will be a couple years until the Twins are able to compete for a playoff spot.