Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Second Half Predictions
Depending upon how late I get
home tonight, I hope to do an interesting posting giving some awards for the
first half, with the help of many Twins related bloggers, writers and more. But
today, I thought it would be fun to come up with some predictions for the
second half. I’ll make a few predictions and then encourage you to leave your
second half predictions as well. So here are nine from me:
· The Twins WILL make a trade at or before the July 31st deadline for a middle infielder.
· Joe Mauer will NOT hit .400. In fact, I am going to go out on a limb and say that he will not even win the batting title.
· Justin Morneau will be vastly underrated and only because he plays first base.
· Denard Span will get the OBP up to and slightly over .400.
· Scott Baker will be the team’s top starting pitcher in the second half.
· Jose Mijares will be better in the 2nd half than he was in the 1st half.
· Jesse Crain and Alexi Casilla will not be with the Twins on August 1st.
· Anthony Slama will be.
· Twins edge out Detroit to win the AL Central by one game.
Alright, your turn. What are your big predictions for the second half of the season?
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