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\n\tThe 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.\n<\/p>\n
\n\tUnfortunately, the last couple weeks have seen significant injuries to Pablo Lopez<\/a> and Zebby Matthews<\/a> and \u201cmechanical issues\u201d for Bailey Ober<\/a>. Throw in the continued struggles of Simeon Woods Richardson<\/a>, and what was once an asset now threatens to derail the season.\n<\/p>\n \n\tCan the team make a move to add another starter, or at least shore up a bullpen that\u2019s likely to see even more work on its already full plate?\n<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cWould you take a look at this beauty,\u201d 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. \u201cElegant lines, the height of luxury, spa pool, hot tub, a cinema on board. Exquisite.\u201d\n<\/p>\n \n\tThe 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.\n<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cMy goodness, the Centurion Nv233 is a speed demon,\u201d said Pohlad, flipping to a feature about watersport boats. \u201cGet about a dozen of those out on Lake Minnetonka on July 4th, show some of those old-timers how we do things around here.\u201d\n<\/p>\n \n\tMinnesota\u2019s offense has underperformed all season, but there are signs that slumping stars like Royce Lewis<\/a> and Carlos Correa<\/a> are coming around. Would the team consider adding offense to beef up run production, especially with the pitching becoming more of a question mark?\n<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cOne thing I know for sure is that I\u2019m looking at this V-55 Sport Yacht from Valhalla Boatworks,\u201d said Pohlad, pulling up yachtworld.com on his phone. \u201cDo 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.\u201d\n<\/p>\n \n\tThe Pohlad family continues trying to sell the franchise, with a speculated asking price of $1.7 billion. There have been no indications that they\u2019re willing to take any steps to shore up the current roster, much less take on salary.\n<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cVrooooooom vroooooom brrrrrrrrrrrrr vrooooooooooom,\u201d added Pohlad.\n<\/p>\n