I could see Zebby and 27th man starting the DH, with Pablo and Ober going T-W. Irvin or Headrick may get a start late in the week.
This all assumes optimistically that a wild card spot is locked before the last day.
I seem to recall something Rod Carew said; when he’d find himself in a slump (yeah, it happened) he’d work harder on bunting for hits. Find a way to get on even when stuff isn’t working. That’s why he’s in the HOF.
Certainly none of them were Bud Grant, or Jerry Burns. Actually, I’d have loved to see (and hear) it if Burnsie could have had a chance to manage a baseball team. “Just hit the ****ing ball, you ****ing idiot!”