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Twins finalize deals for Michael Pineda, Alex Avila

SAN DIEGO (AP) The Minnesota Twins finalized a $20 million, two-year contract with suspended pitcher Michael Pineda on Tuesday and a $4.25 million, one-year deal with catcher Alex Avila.

Pineda went 11-5 with a 4.01 ERA in 146 innings over 26 starts for the Twins in 2019, his first season with the team. He was suspended for 60 games by Major League Baseball on Sept. 7 following a positive test for the banned diurectic hydrochlorothiazide, which can be used for weight loss and blood pressure management. It is banned because it can mask the presence of steroids.

A right-hander who tuns 31 next month, Pineda missed the Division Series loss to the New York Yankees and will have to finish serving the suspension before he can take the mound for the Twins in mid-May.

Leaders
AVG:	N. Cruz	.311
HR:	N. Cruz	41
RBI:	E. Rosario	109
SB:	B. Buxton	14
W:	J. Odorizzi	15
ERA:	J. Berríos	3.68
Saves:	T. Rogers	30
K:	J. Berríos	195

AL Central
Team	W	L	Pct	GB
X-Minnesota	101	61	.623	-
Cleveland	93	69	.574	8
Chi White Sox	72	89	.447	28.5
Kansas City	59	103	.364	42
Detroit	47	114	.292	53.5
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General Batting (Rank)
AVG:	.270 (2)
Runs:	939 (2)
Hits:	1547 (2)
Home Runs:	307 (1)
Stolen Bases:	28 (30)
OBP:	.338 (5)
SLG:	.494 (2)
Total Bases:	2832 (1)

General Pitching (Rank)
Earned Run Average:	4.18 (8)
Runs Allowed:	754 (14)
Saves:	50 (2)
Strikeouts:	1463 (12)
OpBA:	.257 (20)
OBP:	.316 (11)
SLG:	.419 (11)
Run Support:	5.78 (2)

Transactions
Date	Player	Transactions
12/10	A. Avila	Signed as Free Agent ( 2020)(one-year contract)
12/10	M. Pineda	Signed as Free Agent ( 2020-2021)(two-year contract)
12/2	E. Adrianza	Signed ( 2020)(avoids arbitration)
12/2	C. Cron	Free Agent - No Contract Offer (non-tendered)
12/2	T. Hildenberger	Free Agent - No Contract Offer (non-tendered)
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Injuries
Date	Player	Status
9/28	L. Arraez	Sprained right ankle (day-to-day)
9/22	M. Garver	Right hip tightness (day-to-day)
9/10	B. Buxton	Left shoulder subluxation (60-day IL)
9/6	N. Cruz	Left wrist soreness (day-to-day)
9/4	S. Dyson	Right biceps soreness (day-to-day)
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