(Good morning everyone! Panda here with a post from my friend Ryan. You can find him on Twitter dot com [@ryan7997]. Let him know what you think. He's an aspiring broadcaster/sports writer type. I mean, who doesn't want to be like Bonnes and I?!)

The Twins are fast approaching their 2015 season. They have a lot of work to do if they want to be atop the A.L Central. With an ERA of 4.57 and giving up on average 10 hits a game, the Twins pitching staff really has to work on pitching.

There was a couple bright spots on the pitching staff and the first one was Phil Hughes. He never really had success in the Bronx due to the fact that he was a flyball pitcher and Yankee Stadium is not a pitcher's ballpark. Being a flyball pitcher at target field fits him perfectly and he showed why in 2014. While producing 16 wins during the season he led the pitching staff in that category. He gave up only .5 walks a game and had 5.8 Strikeouts per game. Over the offseason he signed a three year 42 million dollar contract extension through 2019.

The other surprise was Kyle Gibson in the early part of last season. Posting a 13-12 record, he was dominant in the early going having an 8-7 record with a respectable 3.92 ERA before the All-Star Break. He fell off the map after the All-Star break going 5-5 with a putrid 5.17 ERA.

Ricky Nolasco had a horrible 2014 campaign going 6-12 with an awful 5.38 ERA. We signed him to a 4 year deal but if he doesn’t have a bounce back 2015 season we could see him gone within the next year or so.The Twins added 2008 All Star Ervin Santana to the mix as well. He is a nice addition to a struggling pitching staff. He looks to bring his experience to a staff that lacks playoff experience. With the Braves he posted a 14-10 record while having a 3.95 ERA.

With the Twins being in the top half of the league in runs, BA, OBP, and slugging %, they're poised for another great season. Brian Dozier is coming off of a spectacular year with 23 HR and 21 SB. If he doesn't up the home run and RBI totals from last year, I'll be surprised. I also think that the Twins might call up Miguel Sano for the 2015 season. The powerful slugging 3rd baseman out of the Dominican Republic has tons of power and has quite the arm at the hot corner. Byron Buxton might be a midseason call up. He is a 5 tool player and the number 1 prospect on MLB.com. Joe Mauer is coming off a rough 2014 campaign. He missed 42 games and hit a poor (for his standards) .277 with only four home runs. I think he will have a bounce back year and hit above .300.

The Twins haven't made the playoffs since the opening of Target Field in 2010, and that's almost tragic. I'm pegging them to surprise everyone this year and go 88-74 and get in the Wild Card spot for the 2015 Playoffs. #WorldSeriesHomeboy