How many wins?

[Major League Ready]

They are not standing pat.  They are going to get another established arm, probably Pineda or at least someone similar.  If they add a decent SS they will be within a couple games of 500. 

[stringer bell]

There are definitely moves to be made. There literally aren’t five arms to man the rotation and there isn’t a major league shortstop on the current roster. Adding the minimum—say Jonathan Villar and Michael Pineda—yields a team that will not be a total embarrassment (IMO) somewhere between 70 and 80 wins. Add tw more dynamic arms than Pineda along with a league average shortstop and I believe the club will flirt with .5000 and maybe more. 

[tony&rodney]

I'm pretty high on many of the Twins starting pithing prospects: Ober, Ryan, Winder, Balazovic, Duran, Sands, etc.

However, I think some of our readers are just plain high when they write about these same prospects. Ober has made quite a leap from a low velocity strike thrower to a pitcher gaining a little velo and moxy. Ryan shone pretty bright with a 90 mph fastball. When I go on a Rays site or a national site, I read glowing accounts of how Ryan could be a really good relief pitcher with an upside as a #5 starting pitcher or prime setup guy. It could happen. Our prospects could all bloom. Baseball is entertainment, we live on crazy optimism. I'm hopeful too but I'm also not putting down any money in Vegas.

[stockdogg]

Since 2015, has anyone guessed the Twins record within 10 games? Be honest. 

[Brock Beauchamp]

50 minutes ago, stockdogg said:

Since 2015, has anyone guessed the Twins record within 10 games? Be honest. 

2018 wasn’t way out of line with predictions but your point is taken. 

[stockdogg]

13 hours ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

2018 wasn’t way out of line with predictions but your point is taken. 

Well, I felt like 2018 started off well and with some hope but then the snow came and froze our season.  I also thought about 2020 but 2020 should be erased from the history books. 

[wsnydes]

28 minutes ago, stockdogg said:

Well, I felt like 2018 started off well and with some hope but then the snow came and froze our season.  I also thought about 2020 but 2020 should be erased from the history books. 

2020 was such an odd year.  Hard to make much of anything from it, IMO.

[stockdogg]

6 hours ago, wsnydes said:

2020 was such an odd year.  Hard to make much of anything from it, IMO.

Absolutely agree...seemed so sureal until the playoffs, Then it felt normal. Of all the playoff disappointments, I think 2020 ranks right up there.  Couldn't beat a sub .500 team at home.  "Just when you think it can't get any worse" seems to be something I've said about our boys, the last 17 years.   Now that I am on this tangent...I used to think that if we ever did win a game, that the floodgates would open.  But does anyone else think like me, in that , the odds of us winning a game and then losing another 12 straight, wouldn't honeslty be that impossible?.  But I'll take that one win.