Holy CRAP!!! What is happening to our beloved Twins? They’re an offensive juggernaut right now. In the last 8 games they have scored 48 runs while holding they’re opponents to only 19. If it weren’t for Detroit and Chicago also being really hot, the Twins would be on their way to another division title.

The Twins have a great core of young guys right now that are contributing. Mauer is hitting .389, tops in the MLB, Liriano is 21st in the league in strikeouts (with Santana first of course), Morneau is tied for 9th in the AL home run race. Add to that the contributions from Kubel, Bartlett, Punto and Cuddyer and you have a group that is really fun and exciting to watch.

There’s been a lot of talk lately about the Twins losing Torii Hunter this coming year. After watching his at bats for the last couple years, I’m ready for Torii to go somewhere else. Almost everyone else on the roster knows how to take pitches and work the count. Whenever Torii comes up to bat I immediately write it down as an out. If someone is on base ahead of him I’m sure it will be a double play.

Torii Hunter has great defense but he’s just not a good hitter. For the $12 million it will take to keep him, I think the Twins could do a lot better. Lew Ford plays pretty well in the outfield. Have Lew platoon with one of the minor league guys. It would cost a lot less than $12 million and would allow the Twins to find another quality batter with the extra money.

I feel the Twins are close to having a dominating team. I don’t think they will make the playoffs this year but if they make the right moves in the off season, watch out world.