Perkins' option won't be picked up by Twins

In potentially his last game with the Twins, Glen Perkins gets Andrew Romine to pop up to first, then asks for the ball to end the 9thMINNEAPOLIS -- The Twins informed three-time All-Star and former closer Glen Perkins they will not be picking up his $6.5 million option, and instead will pay a $700,000 buyout to make him a free agent, which could bring an end to his time in Minnesota.

The move was expected, and Perkins -- who returned in mid-August after missing 16 months after undergoing left labrum shoulder surgery -- said he'd be open to returning with the Twins on a Minor League deal. But Perkins, a Stillwater, Minn., native, isn't expected to sign elsewhere, and he could decide to…