At the start of this year, I wrote a list of things I wanted to accomplish in 2013. One of them was to write a country music album. That one probably isn’t going to happen. Another was to compile my 100 favorite (not best) albums of all-time. I’m in the process of doing that, though I settled on the Top 50 instead. The easiest goal was to finally clean the adhesive off the inside of my windshield from the temporary inspection sticker that was there when I first bought my car. I still haven’t checked that one off the list.

There are two other things on my list and they are the most important. If you know me well enough, you know what one of them is. The other was to write at least one blog post per week. That’s 52 blog posts in one year. Not exactly an arduous task, but I’m already behind. But don’t worry! That average is about to get bumped up quite a bit.

Usually, my MLB previews are 3,000 word documents. I got lazy writing them somewhere around the Milwaukee Brewers.

This year, I’m going to post (not necessarily “write”) one post per day on each team. There will be absolutely no order as to who comes up in the cycle. Every day will be a surprise. We’ll start today with the Minnesota Twins.

Biggest Offseason Acquisition:Kevin Correia (SP). This is less about Kevin Correia, who hasn’t had a sub-4.00 ERA in three years pitching in the National League and more about the fact that Minnesota didn’t acquire anyone worth a darn. I was tempted to put Vance Worley here, but to get him, they gave up Ben Revere, who never impressed me with the bat, but whose speed is vital in an outfield with Josh Willingham holding down left field.

Potential Fatal Flaw: Depth. They’re already not good offensively anywhere but at catcher and left field, but if they happen to lose either Mauer or Willingham, they’re in trouble.

Ceiling: Just under .500 for the season, after Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau play 150 games this season and Josh Willingham hits 30 HRs.

Floor: Top 3 pick in the 2014 MLB Draft

Overall:The Twins are one of the worst teams in baseball on paper. They’re weak all over the diamond. I mean, their “Ace” is Scott Diamond. Mike Pelfrey is nearly guaranteed a spot in their rotation. There is not a single high-upside or power pitcher in their lineup.

The Twins value pitchers who throw strikes. Throwing strikes often means “pitching to contact” when you don’t have premium stuff. That’s this rotation. There’s not a single pitcher with 200 strikeout potential in there. Heck, I’d be surprised if anyone got to 150 strikeouts. And consider that three of their slated five starters are coming to the American League from the National League. They could be a disaster.

There’s certainly not enough offense to carry this team either. Ever heard of Darin Mastroianni? I’ll forgive you if you haven’t. He’s the Twins starting centerfielder. He doesn’t get on-base very often. He’s got some speed though, so there’s that.

Were you wondering where Jamey Carroll would be playing this year? He’s Minnesota’s starting second baseman. He’s hit 13 home runs in his 1200+ Major League games. Which would be fine if he was a great defensive second baseman. But he’s not. Take away his bizarre 2006 season in Colorado and he’s just about an average infielder.

The Twins have the minor league system to be successful in a few years. But with Miguel Sano and Byron Buxton still a few years away, the Twins will have plenty of time to build through the draft.

Predicted Finish: 61-101