There's major league money to be made in the Twins rotation right now. And the club is desperate for someone to step up and earn it.
"If I was young and saw what was going on here and was a starting pitcher I'd be hungry," Twins manager Paul Molitor said.
Nik Turley had his chance on Friday and might have blown it.
The lefthander put the Twins in their latest big hole early and made things worse before he exited in the fifth inning of an 8-1 loss to Cleveland at Target Field. Edwin Encarnacion belted a three-run homer and Jose Ramirez added three hits in what became a one-sided AL Central showdown.
Eddie Rosario homered in the sixth for the Twins' run.
Friday marked the 13th time the Twins have lost by five or more runs. That's 20 percent of their games.
A lot of it has to do with pitching, and the Twins are left with more questions about the state of their staff, which has been depleted by injuries and gopher balls.
Three of the four starters in this series — Turley, Adalberto Mejia and Adam Wilk — have combined for 14 major league starts.