What to make of it? Nothing. It is an 8 year old injury that everyone knew about and other than one incident sliding into 2nd it's never caused him any issue in the majors.
I would love to see a philosophy change: less reliance on the home run and more emphasis on small ball, making contact, using speed and bunts and stolen bases. I can't imagine that happening with current management though.
Cleveland has a much better lineup. MLB.com actually has them predicted to be #10 for 2023 for what it is worth. https://www.mlb.com/news/best-mlb-lineups-in-2023-predictions
Your point is literally the only thing I can find solace in at this point in the offseason. They win=great. They lose and front office and management is gone=great..
Gallo is proven? Proven what? He has career .199 average and strikes out about 30% of the time. The Twins also have guys like Wallner, Celestino, and even Nick Gordon who can play outfield.
They needed a right handed bat that's better than Garlick so they sign another lefty who can't hit and strikes out at a high percentage. Makes perfect sense. Typical Twins move.
I'm planning to go to one of the opening weekend games in KC, hopefully the weather isn't too cold and miserable!
At Kauffman I prefer to sit on the third base line behind the visitors dugout or behind the plate in one of the upper sections to get a good view.