Alex Fernandez played the first seven seasons of his career with the Chicago White Sox, with the last four establishing himself as one of the better Starting Pitchers in Baseball.  A Free Agent going into 1997, Fernandez signed with his hometown team, the Florida Marlins, and was ready to help take them to the next level.

Fernandez had a really good 1997, going 17-12 with a 3.59 ERA with 183 Strikeouts.  The Marlins made the playoffs, but Fernandez was injured in the NLCS and was unable to participate in the 1997 World Series, though he won a ring anyway as Florida won it all.  His injured shoulder kept him out of the entire 1998 season and kept him to only 32 more starts when he returned, and he retired after the 2000 Season.  Fernandez had a 28-24 record with 301 Strikeouts and a 3.59 ERA as a Marlin.

Brad Penny is best known for his time with the Los Angeles Dodgers, where he was a two-time All-Star, but before that, the Pitcher won a World Series Ring with the Florida Marlins.

Penny began his career in the Diamondbacks organization, but before being promoted to the parent club, he was traded to Florida in the summer of 1999.  Making the Marlins' Starting Rotation the following year, Penny was a middle-of-the-rotation starter over the next three years, going 26-24 in that time frame with a notable 154 SO year in 2001.  Penny won 14 Starts in 2003, fanning 138 and helping the Marlins win the 2003 World Series.  He was especially effective in the WS, winning both his Games, with a 2.19 ERA.

He was traded to the Dodgers at the 2004 Trade Deadline but returned for a brief stop a decade later, though he did not play much in his second run.  With the Marlins, he had a record of 50-43 with a 4.12 ERA and 583 Strikeouts.

A former Arizona Razorback, Brian Anderson has spent the first six years of his career with the Miami Marlins, debuting in 2017 with 25 Games, keeping his rookie eligibility intact for the following year.  

In 2018, Anderson demonstrated his value by appearing in 156 games, leading all Marlins players in plate appearances and runs scored. His 161 hits and .273 average earned him a fourth-place finish in the National League Rookie of the Year voting, establishing him as a foundational piece of the franchise's future. He paired that offensive efficiency with a strong arm, often sliding into right field to accommodate team needs while maintaining a high level of performance at third base.

During the 2019 season, authoring a campaign that saw him set career highs in multiple power categories. He blasted 20 home runs and drove in 66 runs while posting a solid .811 OPS before a fractured hand in August cut his year short.  Despite the injury, he remained a central figure in the clubhouse, eventually becoming the first player in the history of the Marlins' home park to record a three-homer game in 2020.

Between 2021 and 2022, he was restricted to fewer than 100 games each season, which hampered his ability to regain the power stroke he showed earlier in his run. He eventually departed in November 2022 after being non-tendered, signing as a free agent with the Milwaukee Brewers. 

Anderson compiled 487 hits, 57 home runs, and a .257 batting average as a Marlin.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team.  That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity.  As such, we are very happy to present our pre-2022 revision of our top 50 Minnesota Twins.

As for all of our top 50 players in baseball we look at the following: 

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the American League. 

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

You will have to forgive us, as this was very anti-climactic, but we thought it was worth reporting our efforts.  There were no changes in our Top 50, as there were no active Twins on the list going into the season, and nobody from 2021 cracked our Top 50.

As always, we present our top five.

1. Walter Johnson

2. Rod Carew

3. Harmon Killebrew

4. Kirby Puckett

5. Joe Mauer

You can find the entire list here.

We welcome your input and comments and as always, we thank you for your support.