In this case I think I'd rather put the balls in 3 hands instead of 1. We speak of league average as though that is a bad thing. As bad as Twins pitching has been, league average would look pretty good. I think out of the 4 likely pitchers -- Hughes, Santana, Nolasco and Gibson-- 2 will be above league average, one will be average and the other will be below average. The 5th position's performance is a crapshoot. But if this staff finishes at league average (or better yet, above average), it'll be a nice step forward,