One of the consistent staples of Rocco Baldelli’s bullpen philosophy has been his desire to carry a long reliever—a pitcher who can bridge multiple innings and preserve the rest of the bullpen during short starts or blowouts.

Pablo Lopez has been diagnosed with a Grade 2 strain of the teres major muscle in his right shoulder, and it's not going to be a short-term injury. The Twins announced Wednesday night that Lopez is going to miss 8-12 weeks as a result of the injury,

David Festa, who had been scheduled to start for the St. Paul Saints, instead headed to California after Pablo López was injured.

Eric Samulski discusses why David Festa and Simeon Woods Richardson are the most likely options to replace injured starting pitcher Pablo Lopez in the Minnesota Twins rotation.