Twins Weekly for Feb. 9-15: Darvish Derby Depression

Saturday evening, Twins fans were dealt a heavy, albeit not all too surprising blow. News broke that Yu Darvish, the prize of the offseason, was signing with the Cubs and Twins Territory was left to wonder “what now?” Several voices at Twins Daily tried to answer that question this week

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Let’s take a quick look back at all the articles from the front page in the order they were published. This edition of Twins Weekly covers Friday, Feb. 9 to Thursday, Feb. 15.

The Darvish Contingency Plan | Cody Christie

The Twins Almanac for February 11–17 | Matt Johnson

Gleeman & The Geek, Ep 355: General Malaise | John Bonnes

Don't Panic Over Bad Breaks For Twins Rotation | Nick Nelson

Twins Daily 2018 Top Prospects: #8 Blayne Enlow | Nick Nelson

Trade Target: Collin McHugh (McWho?) | Seth Stohs

Spring Training Storylines: Pitchers And Catchers | Cody Christie

Twins Daily 2018 Top Prospects: #7 Brent Rooker | Seth Stohs

Seth's Twins On Deck Podcast (Episode 6) | Seth Stohs

Twins Daily 2018 Top Prospects: #6 Wander Javier | Nick Nelson

Scouting Target Field’s Biggest Games of 2018 | Tom Froemming

Twins Daily 2018 Top Prospects: #5 Alex Kirilloff | Cody Christie

The Wall Of Ground Ball Prevention | Parker Hageman

Minnesota's Winter Of Discontent | Nick Nelson

Minnesota and Mauer Facing Important 2018 | Ted Schwerzler

Twins Daily 2018 Top Prospects: #4 Stephen Gonsalves | Seth Stohs

Twins Daily Bloggers on the Darvish Fallout

State of the Twins - Pitching Rotation edition

By JohnOlson

So, where does that leave us? Well, there was always an opportunity for in-house competition for the 5th starting pitching spot, we'll start there. Phil Hughes, off of his second rib surgery, will be in the mix, along with a post-Tommy John Trevor May. Among those who had a cup of coffee in the majors last year, Aaron Slegers and probably to a lesser extent Felix Jorge, and exciting young pitchers Stephen Gonsalves, Fernando Romero and Zach Littell. Adalberto Mejia, who had a fairly up and down 2017, also projects to be competing for a spot - he would be the lone left hander in the rotation, with his experience in 2017 and flashes of ability, I expect him to be among the favorites.

We should Be Happy Darvish Signed Elsewhere

By Twins in 6

Now that we Twins fans have had a few days to take in (and get over) the fact that Yu Darvish signed with the Cubs we can start thanking the Falvey and Levine brain-trust for saving the Pohlad dollars. It’s easy to say “Darvish was never going to come here” or “the Pohlads were never going to cough up what it takes to sign a real star” but let’s think about this for a moment… Not signing Darvish was the smart move.

To Trade or not to Trade? That is the Question

By TwinsO’Holic

Adding 1 or better yet, TWO, starters no doubt helps this team try to get back to the postseason in 2018. Yu Darvish signing with the Cubs on Saturday left Twins fans shattered, as their #1 option went off the board. This leaves Jake Arrieta, Lance Lynn, and Alex Cobb as the top remaining free agents. While there are many blogs that have speculated on how those three would contribute to the team, I will be focusing on the Twins trade options.

Video of the Week

Good news: Actual Baseball things are happening!!!

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Item of the Week

Single-game tickets for all the Twins home games become available for purchase tomorrow morning, and there are some sweet bobblehead giveaways.With that in mind, check out this sweet lot of three Twins bobbleheads from the early 2000s: Corey Koskie, Doug Mientkiewicz and Cristian Guzman. At the time of posting, these babies could be had for just $19.99. Free shipping even!