GopherTide

Agreed there is a lot to pay attention to on that team, perhaps with the exception of the outfield - which I hear we have a few promising prospects for at another minor league level. Very interested to see what Hill can do this year and how soon Soto can get back. There's a ton of talent and promise with both of them, just hoping they can stay healthy.

Like his size and his stuff, hopefully he can turn into something at the major league level. Agreed that the Saints should be fun to watch for at least the first half of the season given there's a good chance many of them will be with the big-league team by the second half.

Agreed, Matthews is going to need to pick it up for a shot at starting the season in the rotation. He certainly seems to have the stuff, just can't seem to put it all together.

Nice to have at least one right-hand hitting outfield prospect and also nice to hopefully get something out of the Polanco trade.

While I understand the logic of moving him to the pen to increase the likelihood of getting meaningful innings out of him, I also wonder how often the Twins will have access to a pitcher with his skillset and potential to be a frontline starter. Obviously, they're not going to sign too many of those guys as free agents and they seem to prefer taking shortstops high in the draft versus arms. My head says move him to the pen, but my heart says roll the dice and keep him as a starter. I also wonder how much harder is it on an arm to go 85 - 90% for 5 innings once a week versus 100% for an inning 3 times a week coming out of the pen? Not sure if there are any studies that may give insight on that.