The Minnesota Twins roared to life after a miserable 7-13 start on the strength of elite work from the starting rotation, with a 13-game winning streak highlighting the turnaround.
Unfortunately, the last couple weeks have seen significant injuries to Pablo Lopez and Zebby Matthews and “mechanical issues” for Bailey Ober. Throw in the continued struggles of Simeon Woods Richardson, and what was once an asset now threatens to derail the season.
Can the team make a move to add another starter, or at least shore up a bullpen that’s likely to see even more work on its already full plate?
“Would you take a look at this beauty,” said Twins executive vice president Joe Pohlad, referring to the Black Pearl, a sailing yacht featured in Seafaring Dandy, the magazine he was leafing through when asked about potential acquisitions. “Elegant lines, the height of luxury, spa pool, hot tub, a cinema on board. Exquisite.”
The Twins remain in the thick of the American League Wild Card standings, but with nine teams separated by only six games for the three berths, even a minor return to their early season doldrums could prove disastrous.
“My goodness, the Centurion Nv233 is a speed demon,” said Pohlad, flipping to a feature about watersport boats. “Get about a dozen of those out on Lake Minnetonka on July 4th, show some of those old-timers how we do things around here.”
Minnesota’s offense has underperformed all season, but there are signs that slumping stars like Royce Lewis and Carlos Correa are coming around. Would the team consider adding offense to beef up run production, especially with the pitching becoming more of a question mark?
“One thing I know for sure is that I’m looking at this V-55 Sport Yacht from Valhalla Boatworks,” said Pohlad, pulling up yachtworld.com on his phone. “Do some deep-sea marlin fishing off the (Florida) Keys in this bad boy, those fish are gonna jump on board just to take a ride.”
The Pohlad family continues trying to sell the franchise, with a speculated asking price of $1.7 billion. There have been no indications that they’re willing to take any steps to shore up the current roster, much less take on salary.
“Vrooooooom vroooooom brrrrrrrrrrrrr vrooooooooooom,” added Pohlad.
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