With a month of MLB action having been completed, this years Twins season of hope and optimism has nosedived into the season of injury and ineptitude.  What a complete and total buzzkill.  27 games in and the Twins sit with the worst record in baseball at 9-18.  I can't say I saw this coming at all.  Yes, the injuries have contributed, with the Nishioka's, Mauer's, Slowey's, Young's, and Thome's being on the DL, but the Twins have demonstrated with unequivocal clarity that we can't hit (3rd worst team batting average in the majors), we can't pitch (dead last team ERA in the majors), we can't field, and we can't run the bases (new 3rd base coach Steve Liddle has no idea what he's doing).  That kind of puts a damper on things doesn't it.  Only a month in, and I'm already thinking fire-sale at the trade deadline.   I was hoping we could get something for P Franciso Liriano in a trade, but his ERA is over 9.00.  He's in a contract year, and even at his best, he's a 5-inning pitcher and not worth near what he's making.  Cuddyer, Kubel, Thome, and Young are also in contract years, and I think we need to do something to re-stock the team because the guys we've brought up to fill out the roster:  OF Rene Tosani, C Drew Butera, IF Matt Tolbert, and C Steve Holm have been awful, and are simply not major leaguers.  Even All-Everything C Joe Mauer was looking like the highest paid singles-hitter in history, before he went on the DL.  P Joe Nathan has been awful as well, and is also in a contract year.  Not to mention that one of the guys we traded to the Washington Nationals to get closer Matt Capps last year, stud C prospect Wilson Ramos, is hitting .358 with a couple of homers.  Looks like a long, long, ugly summer of baseball ahead.

Also, as of now, Wild GM Chuck Fletcher has still not hired a new Head Coach after firing Todd Richards after two playoff-less seasons.  By the way,....the guy I was hoping Fletcher would have hired two years ago?....former Houston Aeros (Wild minor league team) Head Coach Peter Laviolette?....he's currently the Head Coach of the #2 seed in the Eastern Conference Philadelphia Flyers in the 2nd round of the NHL playoffs against the #3 seeded Boston Bruins.  Ugh!