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I personally think Gibson has better chance of making the opening day roster then de vries does. Simply because they are most likely going to put Gibson on a innings limit and de vries will be a late season call up.

I'm a shopomore in high school, I've never hit a homer run but I get on base every game, whether its a walk, single or double. I'm also a 6-2 catcher who has exceptional defense skills behind the plate and at 3rd. Yet I don't know if I will make my high school team. The game has changed so much throughout the years. So all of you that say it was easy to make the HS team, it's not and you should be grateful that you had that opportunity to play HS ball. The hardest thing to do is hit a round ball with a round bat.

5. The M&M boys Mauer and morneau have been in the twins organization for over the past decade, and have been the face of the Twins for the past 6-7 years. They have combined for 2 MVPs, 6 sliver sluggers, and 9 all star appearance. It now seems that both of them are back to full health and their old selves. With morneau in the last year of his contract, you don't know how much longer he will be in a twins uniform. Especially sense all he wants to do is win now a days, which as we know has been a struggle for the twins these past couple of seasons. 4. The P&P boy AKA Parmalee and Plouffe. This is what we will hopefully be saying for the next couple of seasons, as both are coming off breakout years. Plouffe who hit 24 home runs, which was the most he has ever hit in his entire MLB career. And who at one point was one of the hottest players in baseball. Parmalee on the other hand did struggle at the beginning of the season, but when he was demoted back to AAA he hit .338 with 17 hrs. Which the best season any twins prospect has had in the minors. 3.Terry Ryan's new pitching staff This new staff is defiantly a surprise for many people, and at the least could surprise many people or live up to there low expectations. Mike pelfrey seems to have the most upside in this new rotation. He may be coming off of tommy John surgery. But that was 11 months ago, the recommended time for recovery is a full year. When the season starts he should be at full health and seems to be now ( he is scheduled to pitch this Tuesday against the blue jays). Vance Worley is by far the best pick up for twins from this past offseason. After having having elbow surgery last August he should hopefully have no setbacks this year and should be improved this year as compared to last year. And Kevin corriea who could barely survive as a starter in the national league is now a starter for the twins....in the American League.....with the DH. In fact he was moved to the bullpen last year because of inconsistency. I think he the same thing could happen here, if Hendricks and Gibson give Gardy a good reason for them to be in the rotation. 2.The Lineup This lineup is posed to produce a boatload of runs with mauer, willingham, and morneau at the core of it. The only question that lays is the 1 and 2 spots in the lineup. Wether it will be mastronanni and dozier/florimon/carroll or hicks and dozier/flormon/Carroll. Possibly even moving mauer in the number 2 hole with willingham moving into the 3 spot. Either way this lineup is in position to produce a good number of runs. 1.The Farm System The farm system is what defines the twins organization now a days. With prospects like Sano and Meyer expected to arrive in a few years, we can only look at this year's prospects to help the big league club. Such as hicks and Gibson, both former 1st round picks and come with high expectations. These two have the best chance to make the team out of spring training and could impact the twins not only for this year but for years to come. Hicks at some point will be playing centerfield and hitting lead off for the twins this year, the only question is when. As for Gibson his role on the majors depends on one of two things. One of them is how the rotation will shape out. My best guess is diamond, Worley, pelfrey, corriea, and Gibson in that order. The other thing is what gardenhire thinks of him in spring training and how he wants to handle him coming off of tommy John surgery. But either way, I hope to see Gibson be that fifth starter out of spring training. Another prospect I'm looking forward to seeing probably won't get here till the second half of the season is oswaldo arcia. I have heard nothing negative about this guy, and excellent compliments from Gardy. Which isn't surprising when he was named the twins minor league player of the year last season. Not only that but he keeps improving, when he got promoted to AA last year he had a better batting average, more home runs and more RBIs. With his numbers there is no reason but to be optimistic about this guy.

5. The M&M boys Mauer and morneau have been in the twins organization for over the past decade, and have been the face of the Twins for the past 6-7 years. They have combined for 2 MVPs, 6 sliver sluggers, and 9 all star appearance. It now seems that both of them are back to full health and their old selves. With morneau in the last year of his contract, you don't know how much longer he will be in a twins uniform. Especially sense all he wants to do is win now a days, which as we know has been a struggle for the twins these past couple of seasons. 4. The P&P boy AKA Parmalee and Plouffe. This is what we will hopefully be saying for the next couple of seasons, as both are coming off breakout years. Plouffe who hit 24 home runs, which was the most he has ever hit in his entire MLB career. And who at one point was one of the hottest players in baseball. Parmalee on the other hand did struggle at the beginning of the season, but when he was demoted back to AAA he hit .338 with 17 hrs. Which the best season any twins prospect has had in the minors. 3.Terry Ryan's new pitching staff This new staff is defiantly a surprise for many people, and at the least could surprise many people or live up to there low expectations. Mike pelfrey seems to have the most upside in this new rotation. He may be coming off of tommy John surgery. But that was 11 months ago, the recommended time for recovery is a full year. When the season starts he should be at full health and seems to be now ( he is scheduled to pitch this Tuesday against the blue jays). Vance Worley is by far the best pick up for twins from this past offseason. After having having elbow surgery last August he should hopefully have no setbacks this year and should be improved this year as compared to last year. And Kevin corriea who could barely survive as a starter in the national league is now a starter for the twins....in the American League.....with the DH. In fact he was moved to the bullpen last year because of inconsistency. I think he the same thing could happen here, if Hendricks and Gibson give Gardy a good reason for them to be in the rotation. 2.The Lineup This lineup is posed to produce a boatload of runs with mauer, willingham, and morneau at the core of it. The only question that lays is the 1 and 2 spots in the lineup. Wether it will be mastronanni and dozier/florimon/carroll or hicks and dozier/flormon/Carroll. Possibly even moving mauer in the number 2 hole with willingham moving into the 3 spot. Either way this lineup is in position to produce a good number of runs. 1.The Farm System The farm system is what defines the twins organization now a days. With prospects like Sano and Meyer expected to arrive in a few years, we can only look at this year's prospects to help the big league club. Such as hicks and Gibson, both former 1st round picks and come with high expectations. These two have the best chance to make the team out of spring training and could impact the twins not only for this year but for years to come. Hicks at some point will be playing centerfield and hitting lead off for the twins this year, the only question is when. As for Gibson his role on the majors depends on one of two things. One of them is how the rotation will shape out. My best guess is diamond, Worley, pelfrey, corriea, and Gibson in that order. The other thing is what gardenhire thinks of him in spring training and how he wants to handle him coming off of tommy John surgery. But either way, I hope to see Gibson be that fifth starter out of spring training. Another prospect I'm looking forward to seeing probably won't get here till the second half of the season is oswaldo arcia. I have heard nothing negative about this guy, and excellent compliments from Gardy. Which isn't surprising when he was named the twins minor league player of the year last season. Not only that but he keeps improving, when he got promoted to AA last year he had a better batting average, more home runs and more RBIs. With his numbers there is no reason but to be optimistic about this guy.

With this new swing he looks like he could take over the No. 2 spot in the lineup

It's nice to read something positive about the twins for a change. Lately it has been too much negative.

If morneau can return to what he was back in '09, and mauer and willingham can do what they did last year. Along with hopefully the starting rotation surprisingly posting a average or above-average era. The twins could very easily win around 80 games this year. Even with the loss of span and revere.

I think hicks has the upper hand in this position. He took a huge step last year in the minors, even though it was double A it was still an overall very well season. He also has the speed to play CF, which Gardy loves. He could also take over the lead off spot IF he can prove to be successful in the majors. But all we can do is speculate.

Moneyball is one my favorite movies, and after watching that movie and seeing how billy bean made the A's into a contender. It is very easy to see how Terry Ryan is doing that same concept. He trades away good players to get other organizations top pitchers. Unfortunately, from a fan's point of view you would rather not see this, but you only know it will make the team better overall. Especially with how much the twins need starting pitching. If the twins can have diamond, Worley, Gibson, Hendricks, and whoever else in their rotation there is a good chance that they could finish as high as 3rd in the division. With the exception of everyone staying healthy.

I am sad about seeing span go, but I knew it was for the good of the team. It also lowered the payroll, which was good. But I really think Ryan should have tried to get somebody who is ready or already in the big leagues, instead of a guy who can't help us till 2014.

Why it is bad for toronto. The reason behind this article is due to the recent trade between Miami and Toronto. Also it is that all that I have heard in the last couple of days is that the blue jays are now contenders in the AL east. Which would make sense, because of the Red Sox continue to fall each year. Along with the Yankees new struggles in offense and in their starting rotation. But you cannot forget about the orioles, who shocked everyone last year. With excellent pitching and defense. But the reason I DON'T THINK THE BLUE JAYS WILL WIN OVER 75 games is that of chemistry between the players on and off the field. Nobody knows how Jose Reyes is going to play in the blue jay's stadium, that doesn't play to his ability of getting doubles and triples. Another thing is how his attitude wll be towards the trade, his new teammates, and Toronto in general. He is coming from Miami, which is one of the warmest states in America and now he is going to one of the coldest placest in North American. My guess is that he will ask for a trade at the end of the year. Simply because he didn't want to be traded and didn't choose Toronto. Another thing that I hear is that now that the Blue Jays have one of the better rotations In the league. Just because they have Josh Johnson now doesn't mean he will be an ace, or even HEALTHY!! With this being the last year on his contract, I don't see him signing a extension with Toronto, especially if Reyes leaves too. And even if he does do good, he will be a potential trade target, come mid July. If you haven't noticed already the Blue Jays payroll jumped almost as high as the Dodgers did earlier this year. Saying in which that it is becoming a Dodger like payroll without the Magic Johnson type of money. Aside from the money situation, recent blockbuster trades have not played out for the team that gained in payroll, rather then loosing. Back in 2010 when the Red Soxs traded for Adrian Gonzalaes, and landed Carl Crawford from free agency, they dug themselves into a huge hole in payroll. Then as the season got closer and closer it seemed like every where you looked people said the Red Sox were going to win the World Series. That season......they didn't even make the playoffs. The next season Gonzalaes, Crawford, Beckett and Punto get traded to L.A. This team two years ago a live in the moment kind of team. Now they're a work for the future kind of team and most likely to finish 4th in the east. Why this is bad for the marlins. The big picture in this trade for Miami was that they got rid of a boat load of payroll. BUT this is only due to a failed experiment, that only took one season to realize that it was a mistake. In which Gullien gets fired, and Reyes, Johnson, Burhle, and Heath bell are gone. Which is what nobody thought would happen. Because last winter they spent over $100 million to try and bring in a winning team and new fans. Along with that a new multi-million dollar stadium. Now the only player that is, in my opinion good or worth mult-million dollars is Stanton. Probably the only thing that has gone right for the Marlins, is that you can only hope that they got some really good prospects in that trade with Toronto. Otherwise this trade defiantly favors Toronto. This also relates to Boston, in that trade with L.A. You can only hope that they too got good prospects with that kind of talent they sent away. With all of this being said, and with all of the media and fans saying that the Blue Jays are now a contender, they can only see what these players have done and what they can do. And when you only look at the talent level, everything will collapse, leading to more blockbuster trades and bad decisions by GMs. Because they can't look at the chemistry side of baseball which is always more important then the physical side of it.

Why it is bad for toronto. The reason behind this article is due to the recent trade between Miami and Toronto. Also it is that all that I have heard in the last couple of days is that the blue jays are now contenders in the AL east. Which would make sense, because of the Red Sox continue to fall each year. Along with the Yankees new struggles in offense and in their starting rotation. But you cannot forget about the orioles, who shocked everyone last year. With excellent pitching and defense. But the reason I DON'T THINK THE BLUE JAYS WILL WIN OVER 75 games is that of chemistry between the players on and off the field. Nobody knows how Jose Reyes is going to play in the blue jay's stadium, that doesn't play to his ability of getting doubles and triples. Another thing is how his attitude wll be towards the trade, his new teammates, and Toronto in general. He is coming from Miami, which is one of the warmest states in America and now he is going to one of the coldest placest in North American. My guess is that he will ask for a trade at the end of the year. Simply because he didn't want to be traded and didn't choose Toronto. Another thing that I hear is that now that the Blue Jays have one of the better rotations In the league. Just because they have Josh Johnson now doesn't mean he will be an ace, or even HEALTHY!! With this being the last year on his contract, I don't see him signing a extension with Toronto, especially if Reyes leaves too. And even if he does do good, he will be a potential trade target, come mid July. If you haven't noticed already the Blue Jays payroll jumped almost as high as the Dodgers did earlier this year. Saying in which that it is becoming a Dodger like payroll without the Magic Johnson type of money. Aside from the money situation, recent blockbuster trades have not played out for the team that gained in payroll, rather then loosing. Back in 2010 when the Red Soxs traded for Adrian Gonzalaes, and landed Carl Crawford from free agency, they dug themselves into a huge hole in payroll. Then as the season got closer and closer it seemed like every where you looked people said the Red Sox were going to win the World Series. That season......they didn't even make the playoffs. The next season Gonzalaes, Crawford, Beckett and Punto get traded to L.A. This team two years ago a live in the moment kind of team. Now they're a work for the future kind of team and most likely to finish 4th in the east. Why this is bad for the marlins. The big picture in this trade for Miami was that they got rid of a boat load of payroll. BUT this is only due to a failed experiment, that only took one season to realize that it was a mistake. In which Gullien gets fired, and Reyes, Johnson, Burhle, and Heath bell are gone. Which is what nobody thought would happen. Because last winter they spent over $100 million to try and bring in a winning team and new fans. Along with that a new multi-million dollar stadium. Now the only player that is, in my opinion good or worth mult-million dollars is Stanton. Probably the only thing that has gone right for the Marlins, is that you can only hope that they got some really good prospects in that trade with Toronto. Otherwise this trade defiantly favors Toronto. This also relates to Boston, in that trade with L.A. You can only hope that they too got good prospects with that kind of talent they sent away. With all of this being said, and with all of the media and fans saying that the Blue Jays are now a contender, they can only see what these players have done and what they can do. And when you only look at the talent level, everything will collapse, leading to more blockbuster trades and bad decisions by GMs. Because they can't look at the chemistry side of baseball which is always more important then the physical side of it.

Obviously theo epistein is working his magic by signing baker, but I think he that he will simply be a trade target by the end of the trading deadline. Either that or it will be a bust sense baker is now pitching in the NL. But no matter how you look at it he is still going to be a cub for one year. Instead of a twin.