Former Twins first-round pick Trevor Plouffe gave his thoughts on the Twins’ chances to reach the ultimate goal this year on the SKOR North Twins Show on Tuesday.

Former Twin Trevor Plouffe said Minnesota has the talent to win the World Series

“If you get to pare it down to Pablo [López], Joe [Ryan], Bailey [Ober, and] have that bullpen, if the offense shows up, you can win series,” Plouffe said on the SKOR North Twins Show. “And if you can win series, you can win the whole f——- thing.”

Twins fans should be ecstatic to hear Plouffe’s statement, given the trade rumors regarding Pablo López and others during Minnesota’s horrible start to the season. Now, if anything, the Twins might add to their team at the trade deadline as opposed to subtracting.

Plouffe is right; the Twins do have the potential to “win the whole f——- thing.” Minnesota is 13-1 in its last 14 games due to clutch hitting, dominant pitching and standout defense.

The Twins’ pitching is the main reason for their recent success. Across MLB, Minnesota ranks 2nd in fWAR (8.0), 3rd in ERA (3.20) and 1st in FIP (3.40). Ryan and López each hold sub-3.00 ERAs, Ober has a 2.40 ERA since his disastrous first start of the season against the Cardinals when he was sick, and Chris Paddack has surprisingly been dominant following his first two starts of the year, pitching to a 2.06 ERA in 39 ⅓ innings across seven starts. He went 7+ innings in his last two outings.

There are questions about the Twins’ fifth starting rotation spot, with Simeon Woods Richardson recently getting demoted and Zebby Matthews struggling in his first start in the big leagues this season.

Still, so long as Minnesota makes the postseason, it only needs four starters, and there is a lot of potential in Matthews, Richardson, David Festa, Andrew Morris and more. Let’s just hope the rotation stays healthy.

Along with having one of the top rotations in the league, Minnesota arguably has the best bullpen in MLB, ranking 1st in fWAR (3.1), 3rd in ERA (2.89) and 1st in FIP (3.01).

Jhoan Duran looks as good as ever, sporting a 0.84 ERA with 25 strikeouts and eight saves in 21 ⅓ innings.

Danny Coulombe, currently on the Injured List with a left forearm strain, might be the Twins’ best offseason addition, as the left-handed reliever has yet to allow an earned run all season in 16 ⅔ innings. Griffin Jax has returned to form after a rough start to the season, and Cole Sands and Louis Varland have both been above-average pitchers out of the bullpen.

The main question when it comes to Minnesota is its offense, which has taken off recently despite the injuries to Matt Wallner, Byron Buxton, Carlos Correa and Luke Keaschall, and the demotions of struggling infielders Edouard Julien and José Miranda.

Players like Kody Clemens and Harrison Bader have provided the Twins with hot bats in the absence of the players expected to make the biggest impacts in the lineup. Since May 3, the Twins are 9th in wRC+ (107).

If Minnesota’s offense can stay above league average and its pitching continues to dominate, there might be a parade in Minneapolis this fall.