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KNOW THIS

If Torii Hunter wants to come back, it would be interesting to see what his role and salary would be with the Twins in 2016. It's hard to imagine him taking a pay cut or accepting much less playing time.

WATCH THIS

The three teams in MLB that had the best records were all in the National League Central. Two of them will square off in the NL wild card game, and either Chicago or Pittsburgh will be done after tonight. 7 p.m., TBS.

RANDOM FANDOM

"I can see the possibility that Gerald Hodges is not as needed with Eric Kendricks and Audie Cole on the roster, but geez I really don't think we got enough for Hodges."

— bruisedup commenting on startribune.com.

Weigh in on what you're thinking about to mrand@startribune.com

TWEETED

"The 3 remaining players from '98 draft class — QB Manning, DB Woodson & QB Hasselbeck — all started Sunday. PM & Woodson face off this week."

@psmyth12