28-year old lefty swinging Justin Morneau was in line to be the MVP of the American League when he went down to injury missing the last month of the year. He played in 135 games for the Twins last season and he was 139 for 508 (.274 avg, .879 OPS) with 85 runs scored, 30 homers and 100 RBIs. Morneau is averaging 90.8 runs scored, 29.5 homers and 117.5 RBIs the last four years for the Twins and they are hoping for numbers like that out of him again in 2010. Morneau is a very underrated defensive player also as he only made 3 errors in 123 games at 1B last season. He makes all of the other infielders on the Twins better.

30-year old righty swinging Michael Cuddyer is the starting RF for the Twins but he also backs up Morneau. He played in 34 games at 1B last season for the Twins and he made 4 errors so he’s not so slick with the leather.

PROJECTED GRADE FOR THE 1B IN 2010: A+