MINNEAPOLIS -- The Twins informed three-time All-Star and former closer Glen Perkins they will not be picking up his $6.5 million option, and instead will pay a $700,000 buyout to make him a free agent, which could bring an end to his time in Minnesota.
The move was expected, and Perkins -- who returned in mid-August after missing 16 months after undergoing left labrum shoulder surgery -- said he'd be open to returning with the Twins on a Minor League deal. But Perkins, a Stillwater, Minn., native, isn't expected to sign elsewhere, and he could decide to retire.