Exiled in Illinois

There is a recurring theme that we don't give our young players/prospects a chance to reach their ceiling in the MLB. Julien, Miranda, Lee, Lewis, Wallner, Larnach, Festa, SWR, Matthews, Martin, Varland are all young players that were given a chance at the show, and appear they will be given more chances this year. Some failed, some didn't, but they all had their chance and they all will continue to get chances in the MLB this year. We signed two backups in positions of need to MLB contracts...Bader and France. What sure fire, MLB ready prospects are they blocking? Everyone says we need let young guys get experience, Well, here we go! If as a group they succeed, we're all going to have fun! Go Twins!

Go Twins! We have 4 proven all-star caliber players (Buck, Correa, Lopez, Castro)! We have 3 playoff caliber starters, including an ace! We have a solid back end of rotation with depth, and even some potential upside! We have and elite bullpen back end! We have very good setup guys in bullpen! The rest of bullpen is solid, with depth! We have 2 can't miss prospects in position to prove themselves (Lee and Lewis...we'll see if they really are cant miss)! We have a bunch of young guys who have shown flashes, but need to prove they can be solid MLB regulars! We have a solid farm system with help on the way! Wow! And we're a mid market team! Can any other mid-market teams make similar boasts? Bader and France are needed, competant backups. Backups. They have holes/questions in thier games. That's why they are backups. If they are forced to be primary starters, it'll be a long season. If our all stars don't perform or are injured, it'll be a long season. If our starters don't perform or are injured, it'll be a long season. If our bullpen doesn't perform or are injured, it'll be a long season. If our young guys don't perform, it'll be a long season. I swear, the only way to make some people happy about the Twins would be to have all stars at every position, backed up by other allstars! I'm happy with my Twins! Looking forward an exciting season! Go Twins!

Castro isnt the answer at 1st base, Lewis is. Assuming he can learn to play adequate defense there by opening day, pencil him in there as our every day 1st baseman. Doing so fills the vacancy at 1st without increasing payroll, hides his erratic arm in the field, and puts him in a less demanding position physically, helping him stay on the field. He's certainly athletic enough to become a quality defender there with time and could be our first baseman for years, Hopefully he can be an all-star caliber player there. That'll leave Castro, Miranda, Lee and Julian to platoon 2nd and 3rd, and we all know how Rocco loves to platoon! If they don't perform, it'll be a long season, but it's who we got.