Minnesota Twins

2010 Top 50 Twins Prospects | No. 13 | Chris Parmelee

2010 Top 50 Twins Prospects | No. 14 | Carlos Gutierrez

Position | Pitcher

Bats/Throws | Right/Right

Born | September 22, 1986 (Miami, Florida)

School | University of Miami

Height | 6'3''

Weight | 205 lbs.

This offseason the Minnesota Twins were not only beleaguered with the task of making several key roster moves in hopes of finding the right fit for the 2010 season, but with another critical move for their franchise as well—to outdoor baseball. In Minnesota, and even around the MLB community, the  exhilaration and restlessness for opening day is like never before. 

But have the Twins stepped up to the task and made the right key moves to ensure that their opening season won't be washed into the Mississippi Rivers? 

Mortified:

Following up our injured pitchers analysis , here is a recap of hitters coming off injury in 2009, and whether they are worth the risk fantasy-wise or not for the 2010 season.

We’re giving the Green Light to players not expected to be negatively impacted by their most recent injury woes. There are some big names in the High Risk, High Reward category but they have some injury risk you need to be aware of.

The Minnesota Twins have spent the offseason making some roster moves that have fans anxiously awaiting the 2010 baseball season. 

As if a new stadium weren't enough to peak the interest of the Twins-faithful, the Minnesota franchise has brought in talent in all areas of the field. 

The first acquisition was JJ Hardy, an everyday infielder that gives the Twins some options at shortstop. Gone is Carlos Gomez in the deal to acquire Hardy after the center fielder struggled to make a name for himself after coming to Minnesota from the Mets in the Johan Santana trade. 

Did the Twins just execute a "perfect" offseason? 

JJ Hardy. Carl Pavano. Clay Condrey. Jim Thome. Orlando Hudson. (Joe Mauer?) Talk about a study in a wise allocation of resources. 

After the 2009 regular season, the Twins had several clear and crucial needs, most notably their nearly empty infield. Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau were the only two guaranteed starters, while Nick Punto’s versatility would allow him to start at any one of the 2B/SS/3B holes in the Minnesota infield.

Few players have been as consistently dominant as Twins' closer Joe Nathan the past six seasons.

His ERA has never been above 2.70, and last year’s 2.10 was the second highest of the stretch. His WHIP has never been above 1.02. Only once was his BAA above .187. Only once did he record fewer than 77 strikeouts. He has had at least 36 saves every year. He’s just consistently been one of the best closers in the league.

Position: Pitcher

Bats/Throws: Left/Left

Born: December 23, 1987 (Simi Valley, California)

School: Bella Vista High School

Height: 6'5''

Weight: 220 lbs.

2009 Ranking: 10



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