The cliche is that a baseball season is a marathon, not a sprint. Well, it’s the last 200 meters and the Minnesota Twins look to be in big trouble.
In the last week or so, the Twins have sent some big names to the injury list. Byron Buxton is out for the season with a torn labrum. Sam Dyson has been fighting a sore right bicep and is shelved until at least the end of September. Marwin Gonzalez has a right abdominal strain and is out indefinitely. Michael Pineda managed to get himself a 60 day suspension for violating the league’s performance-enhancing drug policy.