A Mauer Resurgence Will Prove Vital
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Joe Mauer's first season as a first baseman has been a major disappointment. Not only did he not hit well, he was also injured for a month and has proved to be barely above replacement value at first base. I do think that 2015 and 2016 will mean a return to about career averages for Mauer. Now, let's actually consider what this could mean for the Twins:
Insert Mauer's .320/.401/.461 line into the second spot of the order for the next two seasons. Next envision about the latter 75% of this time with this supporting cast: Byron Buxton, Miguel Sano, Kennys Vargas, Brian Dozier, Oswaldo Arcia, Josmil Pinto, Danny Santana, and Aaron Hicks.
Buxton, CF
Mauer, 1B
Sano, 3B
Vargas, DH
Dozier, 2B
Arcia, RF
Pinto, C
Santana, SS
Hicks, LF
Buxton is going to be in scoring position a lot for Mauer, and the hit and run potential is clearly there. Aside from that, Mauer's OBP in from of Sano, Vargas, and Dozier is going to be huge.
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