If were going to look at this thing through a positive set of binoculars then here is what I will give you. I think the twins could be a playoff team next year with the signing of one big Ace type pitcher. For me it would be Grienke. Starting pitching is by far our weakest link. So more then anything else this needs to be fixed. If we do this we could have a respectable rotation next year assuming we get help from Gibson, Hendricks still could come around, and perhaps Baker will return to respectability of we keep him. If your rotation goes 1. Grienke (Maybe Josh Johnson IDK, Im not the GM of a major league baseball team) 2. Diamond 3. Gibson 4. Baker 5. Probable Nlackburn just cause of the contract Plus any of the following could contribute and give us depth, which we need. ( Deduno, Devries, Duensing, Hendricks, Pedro Hernandez, PJ Walters, or a free agent) Assuming we have a similar lineup and Terry Ryan STEALS another free agent acquisition such as a Willingham, or Doumit we could be competitive in the AL central as early as next year. One thing is for sure the team that I just presented above would certainly be worth following and competitive over the course of 162 game season. Lets play.