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Friday: (Projecting the Twins' starting lineup and rotation) edition: Wha' Happened?
Posted by: Michael Rand under Professional baseball, Twins fans Updated: November 30, 2012 - 9:42 AM
It is VERY early in the race, and we are no Nate Silver. That said, here are our projections for the Twins' starting lineup in 2013 as well as the starting rotation:
LINEUP
1) Ben Revere, CF
2) Jamey Carroll, 2B
3) Joe Mauer, C
4) Josh Willingham, LF
5) Justin Morneau, 1B
6) Ryan Doumit, DH
7) Trevor Plouffe, 3B
8) Chris Parmelee, RF
9) Young Shortstop X, SS
Comment: Not much changed here from last year, and we really don't know how much will change before the season starts. Morneau still has the feel of a July move, if he is going to be traded, because of how much money he is owed in this final year of his contract. Willingham is certainly a movable asset, but we just don't feel like that will happen now. If the Twins' payroll is going to be around $95-100 million and they have $25-30 million to spend with Span off the books, every last cent sure seems likely to go to pitching.
ROTATION
1) Scott Diamond
2-5) Starting pitcher X
Comment: Take your pick. Kyle Gibson? Cole De Vries? Liam Hendricks? Maybe, just maybe, Alex Meyer by the end of the year (Matt Garza did it in 2006). And a minimum of two free agents -- hopefully at least one that could, in a good year, be more than just an innings-eater (and we really hate how much that sounds like Francisco Liriano). We're talking about a "perfect" world that includes a starting five coming out of camp that looks something like this: Diamond, Brandon McCarthy, Gibson, Liriano, Hendriks.
If you think the Twins can contend in 2013, you must think a lot of lightning will fit into one bottle.
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| Baltimore - WP: F. Garcia | 6 | FINAL |
| Toronto - LP: R. Dickey | 5 |
| Cleveland - LP: V. Pestano | 4 | FINAL |
| Boston - WP: J. Tazawa | 7 |
| LA Angels - WP: B. Buckner | 7 | FINAL |
| Kansas City - LP: J. Guthrie | 0 |
| Colorado - LP: R. Betancourt | 5 | FINAL |
| San Francisco - WP: S. Romo | 6 |
| Minnesota - WP: P. Walters | 3 | FINAL |
| Detroit - LP: D. Fister | 2 |
| Chicago Cubs - LP: T. Wood | 2 | FINAL |
| Cincinnati - WP: H. Bailey | 5 |
| Pittsburgh - WP: J. Locke | 5 | FINAL |
| Milwaukee - LP: M. Fiers | 2 |
| NY Yankees - WP: I. Nova | 4 | FINAL |
| Tampa Bay - LP: J. Lueke | 3 |
| Atlanta - WP: A. Varvaro | 7 | FINAL |
| NY Mets - LP: B. Lyon | 5 |
| Philadelphia - WP: C. Durbin | 5 | FINAL |
| Washington - LP: D. Storen | 3 |
| St. Louis - LP: S. Maness | 3 | FINAL |
| Los Angeles - WP: P. Rodriguez | 5 |
| Miami - LP: R. Webb | 1 | FINAL |
| Chicago WSox - WP: J. Peavy | 2 |
| Oakland - WP: A. Griffin | 11 | FINAL |
| Houston - LP: L. Harrell | 5 |
| Atlanta - WP: M. Minor | 6 | FINAL |
| NY Mets - LP: D. Gee | 0 |
| San Diego | 2 | Bottom 3rd Inning |
| Arizona | 2 |
| Texas | 3 | Top 3rd Inning |
| Seattle | 0 |
| San Antonio | 69 | 4th Qtr 10:47 |
| Memphis | 68 |
| Philadelphia | 3 | FINAL |
| Montreal | 5 |
| Portland | 2 | FINAL |
| D.C. | 0 |
| Toronto FC | 0 | FINAL |
| New England | 2 |
| San Jose | 0 | FINAL |
| FC Dallas | 1 |
| Chicago | 1 | FINAL |
| Real Salt Lake | 1 |
| Chivas USA | 0 | FINAL |
| Colorado | 2 |
| New York | 69 | FINAL |
| Connecticut | 81 |
| Tulsa | 81 | FINAL |
| Atlanta | 98 |
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