rebuilding the twins

For much of the last decade, the Twins have relied on a strong infield defense and pitchers that generated a lot of ground balls. Most years this strategy pays off and the Twins are in the upper half of the league in terms of starter’s ERA. However, this past season the Twins did not have a strong infield defense and the starting rotation struggled. But now if the Twins are going to reclaim their success in the AL Central, they are going to need to reclaim their starting rotation success. 
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Another thing the Twins could go after would be a proven ace. Granted, the current state of the Twins farm system is pretty bare, but they do have a few prospects that could bring back an established starter to slot into the rotation.
 
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Let’s start by looking at the rotation from last year, including some of the starters who were injured at the end of the year and possible candidates through free agency and trades.

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