I have to say, this has been a really interesting discussion to read. As far as how long it takes to fix this, I don't know. A few years ago, I would have said this was the year the Twins got out of it. At the beginning of this year, I would have said that this was about a .500. I still think that could happen. Of course, I was wrong about contention a few years ago because there were a few things that I didn't see happening (injuries and things). If I were a GM now, I would think long and hard about contingency plans for some of those prospects. Long answer made short, I don't have any idea when the Twins will be able to fix this. If people want to compare the Twins to Cubs and the Astros, then you have to realize when their rebuilds really started. It looks like both teams took at least 5 years of being bad before this year (and it's still pretty early in the season). So, it's tough to come to any conclusions yet.