I’ve already taken my first crack at estimating the 2013 opening day roster for the Twins. It’s a game of little risk as many of the position players are already entrenched in their roles and there is little in the way of surprises (for the most part) when it comes to everyday players.
The real challenge is in naming a roster 2 years in the future. That’s right – today I’m going to take my first crack at the next competive Twins roster – the 2014 opening day roster.
C: Joe Mauer
1B: Chris Parmelee
2B: Eddie Rosario
SS: Daniel Santana / Levi Michael
3B: Trevor Plouffe
LF: Joe Benson
CF: Aaron Hicks
RF: Oswaldo Arcia
DH: Travis Harrison
Bench: Chris Hermann, Darin Mastroianni, Ryan Doumit, Pedro Florimon
Pitching:
Kyle Gibson
Trevor May
Jose Berrios
Scott Diamond
Liam Hendriks
Bullpen:
Brian Duensing
Kevin Correia
Anthony Swarzak
Anthony Slama
Jared Burton
Casey Fien
Glen Perkins
Not too bad of a roster, eh? The funny thing is, this is with basically zero free agent acquisitions. I could see the team picking up a veteran SS in place of Florimon or filling 2B with a higher profile free agent if Rosario isn't ready (I think he will be). The team has such depth at OF and young pitching (finally) that the 2014 version will be constructed of almost all "farm guys" - the way the Twins USED to be. They'll be massively under budget and full of talent. Scary isn't it?
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