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Leadoff Threat Posted by Jude B. Harder in Minnesota Twins April 9th, 2008

After a decade of searching, the Twins first true leadoff man since Chuck Knoblauch has seemingly arrived in Minnesota.

The emergence of the Twins’ new speedy table-setter and center fielder Carlos Gomez has been the biggest ray of hope for the young team this season. He has opened a lot of eyes with his ridiculous speed and great abilities, at the plate, in the field and most obviously on the base-paths.

Gomez currently leads the Twins in hits, bunt singles, stolen bases, runs, and on-base percentage, much like he did throughout spring training.

In my first post I talked about how he is the fastest man in MLB, but insiders worried if he was going to be able to get on base enough to utilize that speed.

Well, in the first week of the season he has shown he can in fact arrive at first base and thus wreak havoc on the base paths for opposing teams. Though the extra base hits (just two doubles) may not be there yet, he has shown an uncanny ability to bunt his way on and wheel his way around to score. Read more