The Minnesota Twins’ trade deadline binge was an acknowledgement of reality: This team isn’t making the playoffs. But though there won’t be much need for scoreboard watching over the final six weeks of the season, there’s still plenty to pay attention to.

That being said, here are five storylines to watch during the season’s final six weeks:

Simeon Woods Richardson, who is building back from a parasite, started a rehab game on Friday. Pablo Lopez (teres major strain) is inching closer to a rehab assignment of his own. And David Festa (shoulder) is still hoping to return this year and “finish the season strong.”

Getting those three back, particularly the latter two, who have been sidelined for large periods of time with shoulder issues, will be important for the Twins over the next month

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