Homer Bailey

We all know the list. You probably just said it in your own head. Did you stop before or after Rich Hill? Do all the names on that list belong on that list? Do they each deserve the same amount of scorn?

For the first time this season, Minnesota is reeling and trying to figure out someway to stop their recent losing streak. One reason for their mounting loses could be the plethora of injuries the team has already been facing. There are five players currently on the injured list, so which injuries are most concerning to the team’s success this season?

The Twins topped the Cardinals 6-3 in their home opener at Target Field on Tuesday night to move to 3-1 on the season. I watched the game and jotted down a specific note or thought based on the events of each inning.

Let's run it back.

It’s the year 2018. The Twins are coming off a great, exciting season, reaching the playoffs for the first time in seven years. They increased the hype by making great signings during the offseason and spring training. Things didn’t work out, though.

If anything is not going to work all that well this year, would the Twins be prepared to handle it?

In the years leading up to the 2019 season, Homer Bailey was one of the worst starting pitchers in Major League Baseball. His name being Homer was almost fitting, as he gave up a lot of those in his final few seasons as a starting pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds. In 2018, the Reds went an almost inconceivably bad 1-19 in the 20 starts Homer Bailey made that season. However, in 2019, Homer Bailey had a surprising bounce back season, that lead the Minnesota Twins to giving him a 1-year, $7-million contract this winter.

Homers were a big part of the Twins spring training story on Friday afternoon at Hammond Stadium. Homer Bailey made his first appearance in a Twins uniform. Alex Kirilloff’s seventh inning, two-run homer gave the Twins a little insurance.