Can Alex Kirilloff Be the Twins’ Savior?

No

Savior? No   Building block?  Perhaps.   Spark plug that could get this team going?  Who knows.   Shannon Stewart was a nice get back in the day but no one really thought he would be a big key in turning that season around.    Morneau in 2006.  Valencia in 2010.   Arraez last year.   Who knows what the spark will be, if any.  This season is still young.   Just a reliever or two stepping up and turning things around and a couple of bats heating up are needed.   

He will not be pitching out of the bullpen, managing the team, or acting as the hitting coach..... so unfortunately I'll have to go with 'no'

The one thing I really enjoyed about the Tom Kelly teams was how well the team played on defense, and running the bases etc. If just don't like the defense now. I think Kirilloff would be a big upgrade over Sano defensively. In fact, unless Sano starts to swing the bat better I don't see what value he brings to the team. I'd like to think a healthy Donaldson, Simmons, Polanco and Kirilloff would be a good infield. 

Savior? Absolutely not. Future cog in a highly oiled hitting club machine? Definitely yes. Buxton in what he brings to the table on all levels, isn't saving the team. Together with hitting prowess of Donaldson, Cruz, Arraez and Polanco wasn't enough to save last game. Defense is what mostly lacking, good defense will help with our pitching problems. And Kiriloff won't be able to help us there.

Kiriloff has a lot of hitting potential, he'll come around. Like what was said, there's a lot of pressure on him. Rosario was eliminated so that he'd have a clear shot at LF. When Buxton came up we had a gaping hole in CF and was to be our savior. Also Trout has done it all for LAA but have very little to show in PS.

Buxton and Trout are not saviors how can Kiriloff? He can't, all this expectation will only delay his development IMO.

Savior, nothing like putting that in the article headline!  Talk about pressure to perform and then you lead off Savior.  Way too many things that one person can't control per other comments, so savior is no such thing.  Now give us a closer who knows his role and saves ballgames, that might be your closest thing to a SAVEior

Savior, no.

But an important part of the mini-rebuilding project the Twins need to undertake, yes.

If we are asking him to be our savior, we are in real trouble this season.  Can he help, I think so, but over last few games we need a whole lot more than a single hitter. 

Not even Babe Ruth in his prime could save the Twins right now

Savior? Absolutely not. Future cog in a highly oiled hitting club machine? Definitely yes. Buxton in what he brings to the table on all levels, isn't saving the team. Together with hitting prowess of Donaldson, Cruz, Arraez and Polanco wasn't enough to save last game. Defense is what mostly lacking, good defense will help with our pitching problems. And Kiriloff won't be able to help us there. Kiriloff has a lot of hitting potential, he'll come around. Like what was said, there's a lot of pressure on him. Rosario was eliminated so that he'd have a clear shot at LF. When Buxton came up we had a gaping hole in CF and was to be our savior. Also Trout has done it all for LAA but have very little to show in PS. Buxton and Trout are not saviors how can Kiriloff? He can't, all this expectation will only delay his development IMO.

Of course no one player or even two can just carry a team in baseball but a spark can be provided by anyone getting hot.    I remember i think in 2010 when Mauer and Mornea were both putting up MVP numbers but we were hovering around .500 half of the year.   Then we actually lost Morneau but Punto, Cuddyer, Young, Valencia all stepped up and they took off.    If Kiriloff can get hot iit would likely be taking a spot that has not been performing and turning it into a strength.    Two relievers finding their groove could make a huge difference as well.   I remember just two years ago for much of the season the bullpen was considered horrible but then with very little change they were considered very good just 6 weeks later.   The team we've seen the last two weeks doesn't have to be the team we see the rest of the way even if no changes are made to personnel.   Baseball isn't consistent that way.  Just ask Boston or Oakland what they thought of their team the first week or two of the year.  We need a spark.   No guarantee that we will get one but the talent is there to come from a lot of spots.    

He had BETTER be the savior.  Or SOMEONE had better be.  If not, it's going to look a lot like something is missing with the year's group.  Something that can't be measured.  Heart.  Miles and miles of heart.  Almost as if someone whose value to the team could never be measured in measurable things is no longer here.  Someone in another comment mentioned that we need a spark.  If only we some guy who for half a decade always seemed to be around to provide that spark when we most needed it were here to provide it.

I dont think ANYONE expects him to be a "savior" but he has earned his right to be in the big leagues and develop further.

I cant think of one prospect that has ever been a "savior" to any franchise as theyre called up. The premise of this is ridiculous. No need for the impossible expectations. .260 with 15 home runs and 60 RBIs would be a good year for Kirilloff and would help the team.