(Music Pun #5. Oooooh, I went indie...)
The Twins...had a rough go of it back there.
There was a good period from April 20th until May 1st where they couldn't be bothered any big games. And they lost major series', minor series', pretty much everything. The roster was hurting too, as Sano & Buxton were hurt, Dozier was slumping, and Jose Berrios was beginning to look human. Something needed to be fixed.
Now, they've won some games since, and they're back to third in the AL Central, but...are they a good team anymore? Well, it's a tricky question to answer. They still have some fine elements, like Eduardo Escobar doing an incredible job at shortstop, Joe Mauer playing like his old self, and Kyle Gibson having a great comeback year, but...there's a lot that's not working. A lot of veterans that aren't coming together. A lot of hired players from this year that aren't adding up to anything.
And this is a year where the AL Central is shockingly simple, and the Indians are running away with things from the start...yes, even if the Yankees are knocking them back a few pegs this week. So the Twins need to seriously figure out if they want to compete, or if they want to keep losing. Because it's becoming evident that they could do either, and one could be trickier than the other.
Coming Tomorrow- What is it with the NL Central and relievers? First Jordan Hicks throws smoke in St. Louis, and now this guy from Milwaukee's throwing fire in the ninth.
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