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Getty Images Rebuilding the Twins: Final 25 Man Roster
February 28, 2012
This edition of “Rebuilding the Twins” will focus on who I think will be on the Twins Opening Day roster. With Spring Training set to start in a few days, it won’t be too long before the roster will start to take shape. A lot of the pieces are already in place, with just a few key spots up for grabs.
Getty Images Rebuilding the Twins: Bullpen
January 19, 2012
In this installment of “Rebuilding the Twins”, we will take a look at the Twins bullpen. The bullpen was a very glaring weakness for the Twins last season. The lack of hard throwing arms frequently cost the Twins wins and the loss of Joe Nathan certainly doesn’t help change that.
Rebuilding the Twins: Starting Pitching
December 5, 2011
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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Getty Images Rebuilding The Twins: My Top Free Agent Targets for the Twins
November 9, 2011
This is a pivotal offseason for the Twins, having just relieved general manager Bill Smith of his duties, and replacing him on an interim basis with former GM Terry Ryan.
The team has many holes to fill, most notably in the starting rotation and bullpen, but a rash of injuries hurt the club last season as well.
With a limited amount of money to spend I have a few targets I think the Twins should pursue to put them back in contention next year.
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