Would You Be Happy With the Shadow Twins?

by John Sickels on May 18, 2025 1:29 PM EDT

If you were a Twins fan, what would you think about this Shadow team?

C: Joe Mauer
1B: Justin Morneau
2B: Mark Ellis
3B: Brett Lawrie
SS: Brian Dozier
LF: Eric Thames
CF: Curtis Granderson
RF: Mike Cuddyer
DH: Josh Willingham
UT: Brent Lillibridge
UT: Conor Gillaspie
UT: Ryan Doumit
UT: Lars Anderson

SP: Joe Blanton
SP: Aaron Harang
SP: Nick Blackburn
SP: Carl Pavano
SP: Francisco Liriano or Jason Marquis
CL: Joel Hanrahan
RP: Jesse Crain
RP: Glen Perkins
RP: Michael Bowden (starter?)
RP: J.J. Hoover (starter?)
RP: Addison Reed (closer in waiting)

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A lot better than

the Twins we are watching today. Nice work John.

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by Matt Garrioch on May 18, 2025 2:26 PM EDT reply actions

Nice offense,

SP are pretty average though. Nobody in that rotation is anything more than a #3 IMO.

by smk1363 on May 18, 2025 2:29 PM EDT reply actions

Crain and Cuddyer

Remind us why you still have FA who have signed elsewhere?

by babaoriley7 on May 18, 2025 3:04 PM EDT reply actions

Not John, but.......

I’m guessing that since there is only one team in Shadow World, the players John drafts have lifetime contracts with the Twins.

by Captain Jeter on May 18, 2025 3:12 PM EDT up reply actions

more or less

by John Sickels on May 18, 2025 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions

Basically the Shadowverse is me playing farm/scouting director

I don’t worry much about trades and free agency, since the Shadowverse has been going on since 1996 and the real and shadow rosters diverged long ago.

by John Sickels on May 18, 2025 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions