Q. What do you have when you have to bring in half your AAA team as position players?
1) The Minnesota Twins
2) The Rochester Redwings masquerading as the Minnesota Twins
3) No chance
4) All of the above
The answer is obviously 4). And that is why the Twins are getting their butts beaten up and down the West Coast. You cannot win if you cannot score. And typically, AAA lineups do not beat big league teams, especially the very good ones in the AL West.
There’s been a lot of speculation about the job Terry Ryan has done this year, but I think it’s been pretty evident from the start that this year’s team was going to be short. There was a lot of magic in the air about the Twins last year, which led to some unrealistic expectations. There was a reason why Nick Punto had never held a regular job in the major leagues before last season, to use just one example. The Twins are scrappy and have some legitimate star power, but their everyday lineup simply does not compare to that of the Yankees, Red Sox, Tigers, Indians, Angels or Mariners. Not surprisingly, those are the teams that are leaving dust in the faces of the Twins. Remember, Twins fans – there’s always plenty of room on the Brewers bandwagon!
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