Remember the 2011 Royals Prospectalypse? How it didn't really happen? How none of the pitchers holding down that incredible every-guy-in-BA's-top-ten have managed to stick in a rotation? How Eric Hosmer still hasn't turned into the middle of the order slugger they'd hoped? How Wil Myer got moved from catcher, traded for an "ace" and they still didn't win a World Series before said ace departed via FA?

Baseball is weird, as it turns out. And now the Twins have to try and sort out their own farm system attrition, making savvy trades of guys who they don't see in their future, and balancing that with wise free agent acquisitions.


Once Pelfrey, Hunter, Cotts, and Boyer come off the 40-man, we should be looking at five spots. Six if Ryan Presley stays on the 60-day DL. There are actually a ton of guys who need to be added in order to be protected from Rule 5, but I'm not sure how many of them will actually make the cut - both due to not really being in the Twins' future and not really being likely to stick on another team's 25-man all season.

So this is the spot to talk about 40-man addition and subtractions; likely prospect debut; winter ball; transaction rumors; off-season awards, etc.

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"Walleye, a lot of things are going to go wrong in your life that technically aren't your fault. Always remember that this doesn't make you any less of an idiot"

--Walleye's Dad