DEVA

I don't remember a Twin's team being this boring. They've been bad before, but it seems like there was always something to get excited about. Molitor as coach, new stadium, Mientkiewicz flirting with 400 briefly. This team has nothing.

FREE TC!

I think the Twins should do a covert platoon with Wallner and Larnach. They are basically the same player. Just allow them to share one uniform number. When one is going hot, they wear the jersey and play, when the other one is hot, they play. They look alike, they swing alike - no one would ever notice.

Mauer can't do anything with an inside pitch. He typically grounds any pitch on the inside of the plate between first and second, usually weakly. Pitchers know this and pitch him inside. Watch the pattern. Pitchers know he takes a lot of pitches early in the count. They work him away, trying to get ahead. Once they're ahead they pound him inside. Unless they make a mistake, this translates into many easy ground outs to second. Mauer is smart enough to know this and still can't counter it. That is his problem and that is why I am one of those that can't wait until 2018 is over.