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After scoring 17 points in a season-opening loss to Los Angeles, Lynx guard Lindsay Whalen has averaged just 3.5 points in her past 10 games. Her minutes are way down, too — including playing just seven minutes in two of her past five games and not topping 19 in any of those five.
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"The obvious solution is trading for [catcher] J.T. Realmuto of the Marlins. But it would be very expensive in terms of prospects. Falvey and Levine need to be extremely judicious about making those kinds of moves, but in this case, I think there would be more pros than cons."
"cjvirnig" on the Twins catching situation at startribune.com.
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