Personally I would compare Carroll's numbers to 2010 Hudson (.268/.338/.372) in terms of lineup depth because it is comparing the #2 hitters. In 2010, Hardy was the 8 or 9 hitter and this year we're looking at Revere and Casilla down there. I do not think anyone is terribly optimistic about either of those two putting up .268/.320/.394, especially the .394 slugging percentage. As a side note, looking at baseball-reference and speaking of lineup depth, in 2010, the Twins had 3 lineup spots with OPS+ above 100 compared to other teams performance from the same lineup spot. Those were leadoff (92), #2 (87), and #5 (98). In 2011, they had 3 spots at 90 or above, #3 (90), #6 (113), and #9 (95). Not that any of this should surprise anyone, but it is just another way of rehashing how far the team fell in one year.
