“I think it’s going to keep changing,” Baldelli said. “It could change a little bit here and a little bit there week to week. There’s not a grand plan that will stick for the rest of the season. It’s probably a series-to-series decision.”
There will come a point when the Twins could weigh moving a starter or two into the bullpen, but that’s not part of their plans for September when they are out of playoff contention.
“I think we could see piggybacks,” Baldelli said. “I think we could see a lot of different things to make it all work and to get all these guys the work that they need and to help us win.
“I don’t see us taking one of our starters right now and putting them in the bullpen and shortening them up. I don’t. Could that happen with other pitchers that have pitched here already this year or guys that even haven’t pitched here yet this year? Sure, that could happen. We’ve done that several times before with guys and I think we’ll continue to do it. But the guys we’re talking about that are at hand right now, I don’t see them pitching out of the ‘pen in short stints.”
Etc.
• The Twins held a moment of silence for the victims in Wednesday’s mass shooting at Annunciation Church and School in Minneapolis. There were 20 candles placed around home plate in remembrance of the two children killed and 18 injured. Center fielder Byron Buxton wrote “Prayers A.C.S.” on the back of his cap.
• López is scheduled to throw five innings or 80 pitches for Class AAA St. Paul on Sunday in Toledo, which is expected to be his last rehab outing before rejoining the Twins on their next road trip.