The Twins thus far vs. right handers: .304 BA, .375 OBP, .451 SLG.
And vs. southpaws: .240, .274, .343.
That last number isn’t much helped by the fact that two of the Twins’ right-handed power guys, Michael Cuddyer and Torii Hunter, are hitting .207 and .208, respectively, against lefties.
The real problem for Minnesota at the moment is that the guys who are scoring and driving in most of the runs are bunched up in the middle of the order. In almost every respect the piranhas have been a bust, particularly when it comes to getting on base.
If Joe Mauer is determined to be the sort of hitter that wins batting titles it might be time to move him into the lead-off spot. Seriously. The guy has a .473 OBP, is three for three in stolen base attempts, and is now twenty-five out of twenty-nine for his career. I say move him up, and bat Morneau third, Cuddyer fourth, and Hunter fifth. Morneau is now the only regular on the team with more walks than strikeouts, and if you bat him third you get him a first-inning at-bat every night.
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