Brabes1987

When did Segura move to SS? I may just be confused because he was my 2b in the MLB The Show.

I'd keep Segura. Great value in the 24th round. Quality outfielders are easier to find than quality 2nd basemen. Don't want to get stuck with Brian Dozier ha

Yeah Puig over Jones is extremely aggressive. And you're right, it all depends on the value you get these guys at.

Given the opportunity, would you take a young guy with potential for a huge year over an established vet? I.e. Jean Segura over Dustin Pedroia? Maybe a bigger stretch would be Puig over Adam Jones? Do you take the more established player by rule-of-thumb or take the young guy with hopes for a huge year? I know there are a ton of variables that go into picking players, but I personally like taking risks on younger players.

After 10 games, Mauer will be eligible for 1B. Which dramatically lowers his fantasy value. He goes from a top 5 catcher to a 3rd-tier 1B. Perkins is probably the second most viable fantasy starter, but after him it gets pretty muddy. Hopefully Arcia will be a sneaky choice this year and maybe Plouffe's added beef means some higher power numbers. Past that, the Twins are about as boring a fantasy team as they come...until 2015... Yeah I've got Trout #1 with a bullet. #2 I've got Cabrera, but Andrew McCutcheon is super temping. Kershaw is my number one pitcher with Sherzer and Felix Hernandez going after him..I think Michael Wacha wins 20 this year and sneaks up into that top tier, making him the best value, even though he will probably go pretty high in most drafts. I 100% agree with Cano being the highest risk. Power should drop, as should RBI. Oscar Tavares is my rookie to watch. Wil Myers is my breakout guy this year.

That would be more interesting. Could go either way. Maybe House of Cards forum?

Everything fantasy baseball. Who is going #1? Who will be the biggest sleeper? Best pitcher? Biggest risk? Best value? Is there a rookie who is going to bust onto the scene?

Arcia 25-30 Sano will give him a run for his money if he makes the opening day roster

Even amidst the 10-plus inches of snow (cue meat sauce) the Twin Cites area received in the past week, the promise of girls in bikinis and a clean-slate for baseball teams are soon approaching. Soon we will be trading in our winter hats, gloves, jackets and ice scrapers for baseball gloves, sun glasses and tans. So, for my first blog, I figured it would be apropos to begin thinking optimistically about our favorite major league ball team. 10) Target Field will sell-out 15 games this season. - Ticket sales were down over 10% from 2012, and the Twins only recorded 6 sellouts last year. We know that just having a beautiful stadium doesn't automatically put people in the stands ex. PNC Park pre-2013. Obviously the product on the field hasn't made people want to buy tickets in recent years, but hopefully the ASG and prospect hype for the Twins helps create a better home field advantage. 9) Ricky Nolasco and Phil Hughes will combine for over 30 wins. -Nolasco throughout his career as been pretty consistently around the 15 win mark and a shade over 4.00 ERA (4.37 ERA in 23 career games against AL). He throws the type of game that should fit in well with Target Field. Phil Hughes is coming off of a terrible year at Yankee stadium where the home run ratio is comparable to that in a beer-league softball game. Hopefully we get the Hughes of 2010 (18-8). Nolasco finishes with 17 wins and Hughes finishes with 14. 8) Alex Meyer makes the opening day staff. - Why not? The kid is 6'9" and throws high 90's heat and has a wicked slider. He is by far the best pitcher in our system and everyone knows the key to a successful team is strong starting pitching. 7) Oswaldo Arcia will hit 25 home runs. - He still needs to improve his decision making at the plate, but there is no denying that he has the power to put the ball into the seats. Last year he had 14 home runs in 97 games, so extrapolation puts him around 25 HR in a full season. 6) Terry Ryan will make some moves at the trading deadline. - With the best farm system in the bigs, the future is bright for the Twins. Look for Ryan to trade for a starting pitcher at the deadline. 5) We won't lose 90 games this year. - Please. 4) Minnesota will be in the playoff race in August. - With an improved (on paper) pitching staff and a line-up that can hopefully knock in a few runs, we will be within 5 games of a wild card spot into August. However, I don't see this team making the playoffs unless we get career years from multiple players. 3) Joe Mauer will win his 4th batting title. - This is an extremely difficult task with studs like Miguel Cabrera, Mike Trout, Robinson Cano and Manny Machado in the same league, but Mauer seems to always be near the top of the league in average. I think the move to first will benefit Mauer as a hitter, as his body won't be taking an absolute beating. He's a career .323 batter who has hit .365 before...I put him at .340 this year. 2) Miguel Sano will be in the Major League this year. - Minnesota has been starving for a bona-fide power bat in the middle of the line-up since Justin Morneau got hurt. Sano has tons of power and can drive in base runners better than any prospect in baseball. His .280/.610/.992 in the minors compares well with Jose Bautista (granted it was in the minor league). 1) Byron Buxton's play will force the Twins to call him up this year. - One of the highest touted prospects of the decade, if not any decade. A true 5 tool (if not more) player. I'm extremely excited to see this kid's progress this season. Look for him to tear up the minors again this year, get called up in September, and win the AL rookie of the year in 2015.