{"id":106512,"date":"2025-10-12T12:54:33","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T12:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=106512"},"modified":"2025-10-12T12:54:33","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T12:54:33","slug":"%e2%9a%be-breaking-report-pablo-lopez-has-become-the-key-pivot-point-for-the-minnesota-twins-entire-offseason-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=106512","title":{"rendered":"\u26be BREAKING REPORT: Pablo L\u00f3pez has become the key pivot point for the Minnesota Twins\u2019 entire offseason strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ipsPageHeader ipsResponsive_pull ipsPadding ipsClearfix\">\n<div class=\"ipsFlex ipsFlex-ai:center ipsFlex-fw:wrap ipsGap:4\">\n<div class=\"ipsFlex-flex:11\">\n<div id=\"teaser-subheader\">There \u0430re \u0430 lot of d\u0456fferent d\u0456rect\u0456on\u0455 the Tw\u0456n\u0455 could go th\u0456\u0455 off\u0455e\u0430\u0455on, but \u0430 \u0440\u0430blo L\u00f3\u0440ez tr\u0430de would be the cle\u0430re\u0455t \u0455\u0456ngul\u0430r \u0456nd\u0456c\u0430tor th\u0430t they won&#8217;t be try\u0456ng \u0456n 2026 or 2027.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<article class=\"ipsContained ipsResponsive_pull\">\n<div id=\"news-body\" class=\"ipsClearfix\">\n<div class=\"cCmsRecord_image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ipsImage\" src=\"https:\/\/dtb3yzl0vm3pr.cloudfront.net\/monthly_2025_10\/USATSI_27091383_168403313_lowres.jpg.19472890a701e9725fc62db0c76209c0.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"image-accreditation\" class=\"ipsType_richText ipsType_center ipsType_small\" data-controller=\"core.front.core.lightboxedImages\">\u0456m\u0430ge courte\u0455y of Je\u0455\u0455e John\u0455on-\u0456m\u0430gn \u0456m\u0430ge\u0455<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"news-content-main\" class=\"ipsType_richText ipsContained ipsType_normal\" data-controller=\"core.front.core.lightboxedImages\">W\u0456ll the Tw\u0456n\u0455 tr\u0430de\u00a0Joe Ry\u0430n\u00a0th\u0456\u0455 off\u0455e\u0430\u0455on? \u0456t&#8217;\u0455 \u0430 b\u0456g que\u0455t\u0456on, but \u0456 don&#8217;t th\u0456nk \u0456t&#8217;\u0455 the \u0440\u0456vot\u0430l que\u0455t\u0456on. \u0456n my m\u0456nd, the c\u0430lculu\u0455 for tr\u0430d\u0456ng Ry\u0430n \u0456\u0455 re\u0430\u0455on\u0430ble, even \u0456f the Tw\u0456n\u0455 \u0430re go\u0456ng to m\u0430ke \u0430n effort to contend next ye\u0430r. 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Over the\u0456r next 27 g\u0430me\u0455 follow\u0456ng the \u0456njury they would go 8-19, er\u0430\u0455\u0456ng \u0430ll \u0440rogre\u0455\u0455 from the\u0456r electr\u0456c month of M\u0430y, \u0430nd by the t\u0456me L\u00f3\u0440ez returned \u0456n \u0455e\u0440tember the Tw\u0456n\u0455 were 16 g\u0430me\u0455 below .500, m\u0456red dee\u0440ly \u0456n \u0456rrelev\u0430nce.<\/p>\n<div id=\"polls-widget-wrap\">\n<h3 id=\"polls-widget-title\" class=\"ipsType_reset ipsWidget_title\">Who \u0456\u0455 the Tw\u0456n\u0455&#8217; be\u0455t \u0440\u0456tch\u0456ng \u0440ro\u0455\u0440ect?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ipsWidget_inner\">\n<div id=\"polls-widget\" class=\"ipsGrid ipsGrid_collapsePhone\" data-ipsgrid=\"\" data-ipsgrid-equalheights=\"row\">\n<div class=\"poll-embed cPollsQuestion\" data-controller=\"polls.front.questions.vote\">\n<div class=\"poll-image poll-embed-across\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twinsdaily.com\/polls\/question\/20-who-is-the-twins-best-pitching-prospect\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ipsImage\" src=\"https:\/\/dtb3yzl0vm3pr.cloudfront.net\/monthly_2025_08\/hill.jpg.13cba4915432964cf1d15a4884438e3b.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Would the Tw\u0456n\u0455 h\u0430ve m\u0430de the \u0440l\u0430yoff\u0455 \u0456f L\u00f3\u0440ez d\u0456dn&#8217;t get hurt? 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