Here it goes:

Hicks, CF

Mauer, C

Willingham, LF

Morneau, 1B

Doumit, DH

Plouffe, 3B

Parmelee, RF

Dozier, 2B

Florimon, SS

Bench: Carroll, Escobar, Boggs, Ramirez/Colabello

Note: I don't care about Dozier and Florimon at the bottom (Carroll will fill in), I like a Hicks-Mauer-Willingham first inning a great deal.

Worley

Pelfrey

Hendriks

Correia

DeVries

(Diamond DL)

Pressley

Slama

Robertson

Fien

Duensing

Burton

Perkins

(Swarzak DL, Guerra DL)

I like this rotation with Diamond sliding in for DeVries, but with DeVries and Deduno knocking at the door.

I like this bullpen with Watts, Pugh, Albers, and eventually Oliveros and Guerra waiting.

I agree with your everyday lineup Shane, however Mastroianni is a lock for a bench spot, so I would kick out Boggs.

I agree with your everyday lineup Shane, however Mastroianni is a lock for a bench spot, so I would kick out Boggs.

That was a late-night oversight! You are right. An alternative would be to keep Hicks down for a month and platoon Boggs and Mastro.

You have to look at who is on the 40-man. Guerra is moot. He'll be a minor league disability like Blackburn and Oliveros. Slama is already gone and not on the 40-man. You want to add two bench names from three guys, also on the 40-man. You want to keep Pressly. The Twins, barring a 60-day disability, have no 40-man spots. Possibly Pressly would be one if not kept. Maybe they will deep-six Roeincke and Wood, but see them keeping at least one of the duo. Not sure what wil happen with Butera. If Burnett can't make the team again, I doubt that Robertson will.

Interesting lineup, Shane. I just posted mine, and there are many similarities between our rosters. There are a few notable exceptions as well, including a very different looking bullpen. I really feel like the season is close when i start to make projected lineups, and it really gets me excited for the season. I'm lucky my girlfriend is such a big-time Twins fan, because I'll be fooling around with my projected roster off and on every day for the next three weeks!!

Roenicke instead of Slama, Mastro instead of Boggs (oversight), and Ramirez decision made. Looks good to me.