Chris Speier. The Twins are surprising in the pennant race in 1984, and pick up Speier in a trade to boost there chances. If I remember correctly he did help initially, especially defensively, but then hurt his heal and was limited the rest of the season (played only 12 games with the team). The team faded from contention soon after. This "being in the race" was a primer for this team, however, as the core of this team went one to win the World Series in 1987. Perhaps history is repeating itself this year (an early/surprising flirt with contention followed by winning the big prize a few years later)? One can dream, correct?