It’s been a trying year for many within the Twins’ clubhouse, but perhaps none more so than starter Bailey Ober, who, after years of being the model of consistency, has encountered his toughest season to date.

Ober tweaked his hip during spring training and talked throughout the season about how his mechanics felt as if they were out of whack. Eventually, after a turbulent June, the right-hander was placed on the injured list for a month to let the hip heal but while the results have been somewhat better since then, the starter is looking forward to resetting over the offseason.

“I feel like I was a little bit off from the start of the year and battling through stuff all season,” Ober said. “Being able to go back to the drawing boards and put in a lot of work in the offseason, come back

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