Mercy! The Twins haven't been playing too well.... Weather: Sunny, with a high near 77. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Lineups: The Bad Guys: Adam Cory Eaton, CF Melky Astacio Cabrera, LF José Dariel Abreu Correa, 1b Todd Brian Frazier, 3b Brett Russell Lawrie, 2b Dioner Favian Navarro Vivas, C Avisail Antonio García Yaguarin, DH Jack Burdett Shuck III, RF Tyler Artolo Saladino, SS Pitcher: Mathew Adam Latos, (1-0, 0.00 ERA) The Good Guys: TBA Pitcher: Johan Ramon Santana, (0-0, 2.25 ERA) Our minds must focus on baseball today, so your five things to think about will be solely focused on baseball. #1 - Mat Latos - Mat Latos looked pretty good when he came up with the Padres in 2010, but after a sophomore slump he was sent to the Reds for Yasmani Grandal, Edinson Volquez, Brad Boxberger, and Yonder Alonso. He was back to good things in 2012 and put up a repeat performance in 2013, yet was injured for most of 2014. During the 2014 Winter Meetings he was traded to the Marlins in exchange for the young starter Anthony DeSclafani and a minor leaguer, but he pitched horribly in Miami, was traded to the Dodgers in a three way deal between the Marlins, Dodgers, and Braves. Latos pitched horribly for the Dodgers and was released before signing with the Angels. Looking back on all of those trades you realize that some teams could be a lot better if they had hung onto the players they received, or hadn't made the trades at all. #2- Byung-ho Park - Park is from South Korea, where the pitchers throw really slow and Park hit really well. Mat Latos averages 89 on the fastball, 86 on the changeup, and 85 with the slider. This seems like a real good matchup for Park, but the size of Latos will be different than what he saw in the KBO. Park runs well and is a good defender, which is something we haven't seen much of, and has also had mixed results at the plate. Who wants to see Park drive today? #3 - Trevor Plouffe - Plouffe should have a breakout soon, as he is not swinging at pitches out of the zone, is swinging at pitches in the zone, and is hitting the ball as hard as Eduardo Escobar, but has been a victim of poor luck and playing on the Twins. Trevor is one of the best defensive third basemen in the Majors, and should be a dark horse for the AL Gold Glove. #4 - John Ryan Murphy - Murphy is the best defensive catcher on the Twins. Murphy is the best offensive catcher on the Twins. Murphy should be the everyday catcher for the Twins. #5 - Hawk Harrelson - Harrelson was an OK ballplayer, a horrible GM, and one of the best/funniest announcers there is. I love listening to Hawk, but that is because I'm still in my hospital bed. Hopefully we will put some on the board and outscore them, 'cause that's all it takes to win an ole ballgame. http://cdn-s3.si.com/s3fs-public/styles/si_article_main/public/stats/photos/2015/mlb/MLB_201506172029737966595-P5.JPEG?itok=qsvU6js4