​After a four-day All-Star Game break that saw the Twins scatter around the country for a bit of relaxation, the team will return to action on Friday night at historic Wrigley Field in Chicago with a three-game set against the Cubs that could very well indicate how the rest of the season might unfold.Before the unofficial second half of the season begins, here are five questions about the Twins as they get ready for the final 65 games of the season.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe Twins reached the All-Star break last season 47-49, four games out of a playoff spot. But the few weeks between the break and the trade deadline were pivotal.It started with starter Chris Paddack giving up four runs in the first inning to the league-worst Colorado Rockies in the Twins’ first game back. They would go on to lose two of three games to the Rockies and two of three against the eventual World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers in a season-altering road trip.Those weeks could have shifted them into buy mode. Instead, they eventually had a massive sell-off.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThis year, they hit the break 48-49, three games out in the division race and tied for the third wild card berth— better than most anyone expected at the season’s onset. Though they have a similar record, the Twins have better playoff odds, both because they are closer in the division race and because the American League is tightly packed, with few teams separating themselves in either direction.They’ll begin their half with a big road trip to visit the Cubs and Cleveland Guardians, who currently sit tied for AL Central lead. Then they host a pair of under-.500 teams — the Athletics and Kansas City Royals — before heading to Seattle for their final pre-deadline games to face another wild card contender.The answer to is largely based on the answer to the first question, but there are a variety of different directions the Twins could go here. How much more they add — if they do — to the bullpen or any other area of the roster will depend on where they sit in a couple of weeks.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementIt certainly seems that from new ownership on down, the Twins would like to to supplement a team that currently has a 34.5 percent chance of making the playoffs, per FanGraphs. But if they immediately stumble out of the break, as they did last year, that could shift the calculation.“The reality is a lot of this stuff really doesn’t crystallize until the final week of the deadline,” general manager Jeremy Zoll said this month. “Teams aren’t really making those declarations until the last possible minute. And in turn, you need the full market to develop to be able to have things happen. So, we’re continuing to evaluate things.”If the Twins sell, free-agent-to be catcher Ryan Jeffers would be a top trade candidate, and speculation would fly about two-time All-Star Joe Ryan, who has a year and a half remaining before free agenc