The Twins have decided to cater to Ron Gardenhire’s whims. His stated goals this offseason are to get faster. Because last year when the starting pitching was getting destroyed, I thought “boy, if only they were faster.” So while the Twins and their fans are eager to see what happens with a beleaguered pitching staff that will be losing Brian Fuentes, Matt Guerrier, Jesse Crain and Jon Rauch out of the bullpen, the Twins have operated in the winter meetings and before trying to get faster.
They have added, or will add a top of the order threat with Tsuyoshi Nishioka, and of course, by top of the order threat I mean a speedy guy who plays second base. Additionally, it sounds as though JJ Hardy will be traded some time within the next 48 hours, likely to the Orioles for a couple of prospects, all with the purpose of playing Alexi Casilla at short. Awesome.
Our flyball pitchers will really appreciate the speedy infield, and our lineup that produced the 5th most runs in the AL was really lacking for speed. Good. I don’t see how this ends badly. Except for Jim Thome, who probably pisses Gardy off with his slow trots around the basepaths.
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