We have had streaks over the last few years where things have looked good. I don't think you can extrapolate anything -- good or bad -- from the last few weeks. It's been 18 games. After 18 games in 2011, Twins were 6-12 and finished 63-99 (Longest winning streak: 8) (Longest losing streak: 11) 2012, Twins were 5-13 and finished 66-96 (Longest winning streak: 5) (Longest losing streak: 6) 2013, Twins were 9-9 and finished 66-96 (Longest winning streak: 5 ) (Longest losing streak: 10) 2014, Twins were 9-9 and finished 70-92 (Longest winning streak: 4 ) (Longest losing streak: 5) All this says to me is that we need to see what kind of growth we see over the season. Will the starting pitching hold up giving the BP time to coelesce? Will the starting pitching receive a boost from the return of Santana? Will the younger players grow or show a lot of regression? Will "replacements" be called up? Will TR make any trades? What magic can Molitor, Allen, Bruno et. al. work with this roster? All of this makes it an intriguing season. 18 games is too small a sample size to conclude anything but as long as we don't have too many West Coast night games, I'll enjoy seeing what happens.