▁place ▁in ▁the ▁division . ▁The ▁six - year ▁run ▁of ▁winning ▁seasons ▁that ▁followed ▁is ▁the ▁longest ▁such ▁stretch ▁in ▁franch ise ▁history . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁last ▁year ▁as ▁manager , ▁Tom ▁Kelly ▁continued ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁a ▁core ▁of ▁young ▁players ▁who ▁would ▁win ▁their ▁division ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁ ▁Third ▁bas eman ▁Core y ▁Kos kie ▁hit ▁ 2 6 ▁home ▁runs ▁and ▁st ole ▁ 2 7 ▁bases , ▁the ▁only ▁Tw ins ▁player ▁to ▁ste al ▁at ▁least ▁ 2 5 ▁bases ▁and ▁hit ▁ 2 5 ▁home ▁runs ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁season . ▁ ▁Reg ular ▁season ▁After ▁years ▁of ▁having ▁only ▁one ▁All - Star ▁representative , ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁Tw ins ▁had ▁three : ▁Crist ian ▁Gu zm án , ▁Joe ▁M ays , ▁and ▁Eric ▁Mil ton . ▁The ▁highest ▁paid ▁T win ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁was ▁Brad ▁Rad ke ▁at ▁$ 7 , 7 5 0 , 0 0 0 ; ▁followed ▁by ▁Tod d ▁Jones ▁at ▁$ 3 , 9 7 5 , 0 0 0 . ▁Her b ▁Car ne al ▁and ▁Jim ▁Ka at ▁were ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁Tw ins ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame . ▁ ▁Off ense ▁ ▁The ▁team ▁had ▁consistent ▁star ters , ▁many ▁of ▁whom ▁performed ▁well . ▁ ▁First ▁bas eman ▁Doug ▁M ient k iew icz , ▁who ▁had ▁a ▁disappoint ing ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁season ▁and ▁spent ▁most ▁of ▁ 2 0