If you look at the Twins and see their roster you probably think, "Well here goes another typical season of bad baseball by the Twins". Well that might be true, but there are some positives to look at. What a lot of people don't see is they are grooming this team to start competing within the next four years. Joe Mauer will officially move to first base full time, doing so the Twins hope to get more than 100 games out of him and lay off on the injury bug. Josh Willingham returns this year and should slug his typical 30+ homeruns. The Twins also brought on catcher Kurt Suzuki to fill Mauer's everyday catching duties, but don't be surprised if young up comer Josmil Pinto takes over the every day catching duties by the years end. In pitching the Twins brought in Ricky Nolasco and Phil Hughes, both players should help solidify the Twins and help them get back to the top of the central in the next couple of years. Now although the Twins may struggle this year, with the acquisitions they made this year, and with the young talent such as Byron Buxton, Miguel Sano, Alex Myer and Kohl Stewart developing, the Twins should be a force to be reckoned with here very soon.
Potential Opening Day Lineup 1. Oswaldo Arcia RF 2. Pedro Florimon SS 3. Joe Mauer 1B 4. Josh Willingham LF 5. Chris Herrmann DH 6. Brian Dozier 2B 7. Trevor Plouffe 3B 8. Kurt Suzuki C 9. Alex Presley CF | Potential Opening Rotation
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