I don't mean to derail discussion about the premise of the post, but shouldn't the question be "Can the Twins win with the so called core 4"? Dozier and Mauer of the last few seasons (Brian's career year last year not withstanding) are not players you build a championship team around. They are just along for the ride next year ( and possibly beyond). There are plenty of questions surrounding those 4 core players that need to be answered, the biggest of which is Buxton going to be a superstar or just a nice player. The next biggest is Berrios an Ace/strong#2, or a #3 pitcher. the answers to those 2 things will go a long ways towards determining if the Twins can really become a championship caliber team.