Simeon Woods Richardson’s demotion is a sea change for the Minnesota Twins' starting rotation. Now, he heads to St. Paul with four areas on his improvement checklist.

Woods Richardson has struggled since last July and the Twins have two appealing Triple-A alternatives in David Festa and Zebby Matthews.

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