The opposite of Eeles, McCusker’s six foot eight inch frame has allowed him to produce big power since his days at Oklahoma State. The primary issue with Eeles and McCusker coming up is that neither is on the 40-Man roster. Pitching Woes Entering the season, this was projected to be one of the better pitching staffs in baseball. While the pitching has been better than the offense it still hasn’t been great. The Twins were projected to be a top ten rotation and a top five bullpen. To start the year it has been a top 20 rotation and a top 15 bullpen. The main storyline amongst the Twins pitching staff as of right now has to be Griffin Jax. He has not been good to start the season. The Twins bullpen has a 3.69 ERA so far this season. If you remove Jax’s eight innings and 10 earned runs that ERA falls to 2.92. That would be the fifth best mark in all of baseball. Jax has cost the Twins two games so far this season. On April 6 against Houston, Jax entered in the ninth inning with a two run lead. He gave up a two run home run to Yordan Alvarez and the Twins would lose in extra innings. On April 18 in Atlanta, Jax entered a game that the Twins led four to one. Jax would be charged with four earned runs in an eighth inning that Atlanta scored five runs in. The Twins would lose six to four. In just nine appearances, Jax has accumulated -0.97 WPA. That is the third worst mark in baseball among relievers. I believe that Jax will figure this out. The same way Ober and Paddack had some rough starts and righted the ship. The Twins just desperately need him to figure it out sooner rather than later. Can They Compete? As stated at the beginning, there are two questions that need to be answered. The first being can the Twins compete in this division? I think that the answer to that question is the same that it has always been, yes. I still contest that this is the most talented team in the division. When you break down the rosters player by player, the Twins have far and away the most talent. Now, the more important question with the Twins is will they compete for the division? The answer to that question is much more complicated. Being less than a month into the season, it is really hard to make that call one way or the other. For what it is worth, the Twins have only fallen to the third best odds to win the division. They are currently +500 on BetMGM.