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.

The Twins optioned Woods Richardson to Triple-A St. Paul following his rough start. Lefty reliever Kody Funderburk, who had been the 27th man in the Twins' doubleheader on Wednesday, will stay in the big leagues in place of Woods Richardson.

Simeon Woods Richardson was optioned to Triple-A St. Paul on Thursday, one day after the Baltimore Orioles lit him up for six runs in four innings on Wednesday.