Twins pondering roster moves after sweep by Cubs

They have to make room for the return of Jorge Polanco from his PED suspension, but there's a chance there could be more.

July 2, 2018 at 1:15AM
Minnesota Twins shortstop Jorge Polanco (11) connected with the ball in the third inning. ] ANTHONY SOUFFLE � anthony.souffle@startribune.com Action from an MLB game between the Minnesota Twins and the Detroit Tigers Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017 at Target Field in Minneapolis.
Jorge Polanco last season. (Dave Denney — Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The Twins have to make a roster move before Monday's game to make room for Jorge Polanco's return from his PED suspension.

But indications on Saturday were that more moves than that could be made.

"Discussions are not completed," Twins manager Paul Molitor said. "We're looking at options we have in case we need to supplement in some fashion, which I think is possible."

That would suggest that the bullpen could tinkered with a little bit after the Twins gave up 35 runs during the three game series. Ryan Pressly pitched two solid innings late in the game when the Twins really needed them, and the Twins offense made things interesting with five runs in the eighth.

The way some relievers have been used, I expect to see at least one fresh arm (Tyler Duffey) from Class AAA Rochester at Miller Park on Monday to help against the Brewers.

Who goes to make room for Polanco? It's been fun to watch Willians Astudillo the last couple of days. He get his hacks in at the plate, and can play all over the place. Ehire? It's tough for a team to let a glove-first backup go, which Adrianza is. He also is batting .261, which is a heck of a lot better than several players. We'll see....

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La Velle E. Neal III

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La Velle E. Neal III is a sports columnist for the Minnesota Star Tribune who previously covered the Twins for more than 20 years.

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