If the Minnesota Twins are feeling a little burned by Michael Pineda, there aren’t many people that could blame them. The right-hander has been one of the Twins’ best pitchers in 2019 and as he was starting to get better as the season rolled along, many thought the reclamation project could come full circle by starting Game 1 of the American League Divisional Series.
But just as the Twins were penciling in Pineda’s name on their postseason lineup card, the news came down that Pineda was suspended 60 games for violating Major League Baseball’s performance-enhancing drug policy.