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Middle Relief: What to Do With the Twins?

By Jonah Keri at

You're the worst team in the American League. You've gone from six division titles in nine years to a possible second straight season in the cellar. Your pitching and defense is so bad, you need a telescope to spot the next-worst run prevention team in your league. You have one or two impact prospects in your farm system, but they're years away from cracking the majors, let alone making a significant impact. You're Terry Ryan, general manager of the Minnesota Twins. What do you do? What do you do?

You make incredibly dated Speed references, because when it comes to rebuilding the Twins, you're kind of screwed.

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