Will shortstop J.J. Hardy find his old form again?
When the Twins acquired Hardy just two days after the World Series ended, the feeling was that a change of scenery might be just what the shortstop needed. Hardy is coming off the worst season of his young career, having batted just .229 with 11 homers in 2009. But prior to last year’s offensive struggles, the shortstop had combined to hit .280 and belt 50 home runs from 2007-08. So the Twins are banking on last year just being an anomaly and that Hardy will get back to being the player he was the previous two years. 8. Who will be the Twins’ fourth outfielder? Much of the attention has been focused on the bigger holes the Twins have to fill, but after trading away Carlos Gomez the club doesn’t necessarily have a fourth outfielder. DH Jason Kubel has the ability to play the corners in the outfield, but he can’t play center field so the Twins may have to look elsewhere for a fourth outfield option. The club has one internal choice in Jason Pridie, but it also could explore the market to
