You may say I'm a dreamer: Minnesota Twins

What else can baseball fans do in January but dream of October? In You May Say I'm a Dreamer, the Outside Corner staff will imagine the route to a World Series in 2012 title for all 30 teams. The Minnesota Twins were one of the biggest disappointments of the 2011 MLB season. Their fortunes dramatically changed in 2012 and the Twins, who despite numerous division titles in the 20 years since winning the 1991 World Series, had never been back, won the World Series by defeating the Atlanta Braves in another seven game showdown after slashing payroll by $20 million for the season. Minnesota's struggles in 2011 could have been pinned on a number of players, yet two typically get most of the blame: former AL MVPs Justin Morneau and Joe Mauer. Both dealt with health issues in 2011, but were healthy in 2012, with Mauer playing in 145 games (split between catcher and DH), and Morneau logging 151, fully recovered from post-concussion syndrome. To their credit, both players were ...