Three free agent starters in just one game

October 2, 2015 at 12:17AM
Kevin Love Timberwolves 2012.
Kevin Love Timberwolves 2012. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

If one game can show the jumbled mess that the Twins' starting rotation is while also encapsulating the dangers of delving into the free agent market, Game 2 of Wednesday's doubleheader was exactly that game.

In an effort to bolster their starting rotation heading into the 2014 season, the Twins signed three pitchers to multiyear contracts: Ricky Nolasco (4 years, $49 million), Phil Hughes (3 years, $24 million) and Mike Pelfrey (2 years, $11 million).

All three of them pitched Wednesday night: Pelfrey at the start, Hughes and Nolasco in relief.

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Minnesota Timberwolves' Thaddeus Young (33) looks on with the ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers, Friday, Jan. 30, 2015, in Philadelphia. The 76ers won 103-94. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola) ORG XMIT: MIN2015031323150776
Minnesota Timberwolves' Thaddeus Young (33) looks on with the ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers, Friday, Jan. 30, 2015, in Philadelphia. The 76ers won 103-94. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola) ORG XMIT: MIN2015031323150776 (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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