Kenny Williams' bullpen plan

Padilla @ ESPN:

“We have to go into a holding pattern right now just for a minute and try to be as creative as possible on the trade front. The free agent front is a little expensive for us right now so we have to try another way. That’s all right. We’ve done it before.”

… “[Sale] will prepare this offseason to start, because we drafted him to start. We want him to stay on his same regimen he’s used to, so he comes in the same kind of condition and he’s the same guy you guys saw the last time you saw him pitch. And then we will go from there.”

… “It’s a little bit of bob and weaving, but there will be clarity soon. The fortunate thing is it’s two relief spots and really we can close with either Sale or [left-hander Matt] Thornton. We are not looking for a closer. It’s just getting to the closer.”

… “We’ll take a look at a third left-hander, a situational guy, somebody who can get [Twins lefties Justin] Morneau and [Joe] Mauer out. Then another right-hander. It will come together. We just have to make sure it’s the right fit, the right pieces. But we are little bit limited right now.”

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