Article: Rock the Vote: Twins Top Hitters of All-Time

[Seth Stohs]

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[Rick Niedermann]

1. Rod Carew 6. Justin Morneau

2. Tony Oliva 7. Kent Hrbek

3. Harmon Killebrew 8. Larry Hisle

4. Kirby Puckett 9. Chuck Knoblauch

5. Joe Mauer 10. Gary Gaetti

I factored in "clutch". Who came through when you needed a hit. No one better then Rod Carew. Being old enough to see everyone on the list play, Rodney was greatest clutch hitter I have ever seen.

[ericchri]

1. Rod Carew

2. Harmon Killebrew

3. Joe Mauer

4. Tony Oliva

5. Kirby Puckett

6. Bob Allison

7. Kent Hrbek

8. Chuck Knoblauch

9. Justin Morneau

10. Paul Molitor

[Curt]

1. Rod Carew

2. Harmon Killebrew

3. Tony Oliva

4. Kirby Puckett

5. Joe Mauer

6. Kent Hrbek

7. Lyman Bostock

8. Chuck Knoblauch

9. Justin Morneau

10. Bob Allison

 

Added Lyman Bostock. His time was short but he was gooooooood.

[Seth Stohs]

1.) Rod Carew, 2.) Harmon Killebrew, 3.) Kirby Puckett, 4.) Joe Mauer, 5.) Tony Oliva, 6.) Chuck Knoblauch, 7.) Kent Hrbek, 8.) Justin Morneau, 9.) Bob Allison, 10.) Torii Hunter.

[ping3woodguy]

1.) Kirby Puckett, 2.) Harmon Killebrew, 3.) Tony Oliva, 4.) Rod Carew, 5.) Joe Mauer, 6.) Kent Hrbek, 7.) Chuck Knoblauch, 8.) Justin Morneau, 9.) Bob Allison, 10.) Gary Gaetti.

[ping3woodguy]

Had to add the G-man at the end. Without his glove, bat and heart we would not have won in 1987.

[notoriousgod71]

1. Rod Carew

2. Harmon Killebrew

3. Tony Oliva

4. Kirby Puckett

5. Chuck Knoblauch

6. Joe Mauer

7. Justin Morneau

8. Shane Mack

9. Torii Hunter

10. Bob Allison

[Sssuperdave]

1. Harmon Killebrew

2. Rod Carew

3. Kirby Puckett

4. Tony Oliva

5. Joe Mauer

6. Kent Hrbek

7. Bob Allison

8. Justin Morneau

9. Chuck Knoblauch

10. Gary Gaetti

[h2oface]

1. Rod Carew

2. Harmon Killebrew

3. Kirby Puckett

4. Tony Oliva

5. Joe Mauer

6. Kent Hrbek

7. Chuck Knoblauch

8. Justin Morneau

9. Bob Allison

10. David Ortiz

 

the top three are really interchangeable to me. all the best for different reasons. the bottom 4 i almost didn't even make, as the top six are a couple grades above them. but for the game here, i make them. i doubt wartman will get on any list. and he shouldn't. if he is one of the twins' 10 best hitters of all time... then they where much worse than i remember. joe......... could be be best, but does OBP make one a better hitter? isn't it really about the hit, and not the eye? joe needs home runs to rule the roost, and is trapped in the throws of the "twins way". ortiz is the honorary pick, as he should have always been on the twins. the pick here is a testament to the great career that ryan and gardenhire sent packing for their misguided "twins way", and to any that did not fit in but should have with larger minded and more insightful management.

[DAM DC Twins Fans]

I too am old enough to have seen all of these players...I voted for players who spent substantial time with Twins not who blossomed elsewhere...no Molitar or Big Papi...

 

1. Carew (best hitter anywhere over last 50 years)

2. Oliva

3. Killebrew

4.Puckett

5. Mauer

 

There is a gap

6. Hrbek

7. Allison

8. Morneau

9. Torii

10. Cuddyer

 

Lymon Bostock belongs in this list too--but too short a time for him...

[Sssuperdave]

I had also noted the gap between the top 5 and bottom 5. It's evident in the voting as every single voter except 1 has Carew, Oliva, Killebrew, Puckett, and Mauer as the top 5 in some order.

[kasotamatt]

1. Killebrew

2. Carew

3. Puckett

4. Oliva

5. Mauer

6. Knoblauch

7. Mourneau

8. Hrbek

9. Smalley

10. Allison

 

Others: Hisle, Bostock, Mack, Hunter, Gaetti, Bruno, Harper, Versalles

[Darin Bratsch]

1. Carew

2. Killebrew

3. Puckett

4. Mauer

5. Oliva

6. Morneau

7. Knoblauch

8. Molitor

9. Bostock

10. Hrbek

[Pancho]

1.) Tony Oliva, 2.) Kirby Puckett, 3.) Harmon Killebrew, 4.) Rod Carew, 5.) Kent Hrbek, 6.) Joe Mauer , 7.) Justin Morneau, 8.) Chuck Knoblauch , 9.) Torii Hunter, 10.) Bob Allison.

Honorary Mention: Lyman Bostock