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Shane with all due respect - Borbon would platoon with Mastro in CF. That L/R combo could be as good as Revere was for the team last year. Borbon a a plus-defender and plus-base runner entering his prime at 27. Not to mention he's a .283 MLB hitter. Add that to some of the things Mastro can do and that's a nice little platoon for 2013. Not a long term solution by any stretch - but two guys who can compliment each other well. Boggs was brought in as an organizational filler - like Clete Thomas a year ago. They shouldn't be mentioned in the same sentence.

I have no problem with Hicks earning the starting job. I think 30 AB's is a bit quick to send him down - if he's at 60-70 AB's and no sign of things trending in a positive direction you send him down to AAA and let him get some confidence back. You can live with a rookie hitting .200 and doing some other things to help the club NOT with a guy hitting .050. A LH/RH duo of Mastro/Borbon would be good enough IMO to carry us through the All-Star break and see where we are at that point.

Josmil Pinto was my pick-to-click. Had a nice year in '12 in a tough FSL. He's not Wilson Ramos - but could be a decent bet to replace Doumitt in a few years and catch 60-80 games alongside Mauer.

Gibson had 6 k's through 3 IP yesterday before falling apart in the 5th. Reports said he was sitting at 94 mph with the fastball. The stuff is there and he's healthy - he just needs to refine his comand and be stretched out. Gibson is in the rotation by July 1st. Arcia is up shortly there after. Alex Meyer, Michael Tonkin, Zach Jones are all in the big-leauges by September. Trevor May still a question mark in my mind - he needs to throw strikes.

Seth - 99 mph for Zach Jones? Twins havent had an arm in the bullpen that could do that since __________________. Have they ever had a guy that could do that?

Any word on JT Chargois - is he hurt or do they want to see if he can stretch out as a starter too?

Really I hadn't heard that anywhere - that makes sense though why he's not pitching right now. He does need to smooth out his delivery if he was going to be converted to a starter. Let's hope the change in mechanics dosent make him lose his mid-90's heater though...

We know Luke Bard/J.O. Berrios are being stretched out - and Max Kepler/Nate Roberts are nursing injuries - but I haven't heard anything about Chargois? He was supposed to be a quick mover in the system this year like Zack Jones. Is he hurt or are the Twins stretching him out with the hopes of trying him out as a starter?

Meaning the Twins are hoping he can throw in a few GCL games by mid-July. If Wimmers can pitch 20 innings and be healthy enough to go to pitch in the Winter League like Gibson - then that's a huge victory for the organization.

He was listed at Beloit last year as an outfielder as well, I'm sure he'll still be the starting 2B. Anyone have any information on Levi Michael's injury. Anyone know if Salcedo is 100% healthy? I thought he had arm surgery towards the end of last season? A couple other interesting nuggets; Angel Morales is repeating A+ ball again. DJ Baxendale will be in Fort Myers Rotation basically skipping Cedar Rapids. Pat Dean & Alex Myers must both be pitching in New Britain.

Also missing Berrios & Luke Bard...

Letting him go for nothing in return is a mistake... the guy is still only 25 and saw him pumping it up to 94-95 last year. Disapointed that we are selling 'low' after a poor Spring. I can think of 3-4 guys on the 40 man that I would have DFA over Burnett...

Traded to the Blue Jays it appears? "And thank you to the fans for being such great supporters, I'm now a part of the Blue Jays organization and I'm very excited to meet my new"

I'll add to this: I heard Jose Berrios and Luke Bard will stay back in extended spring before being sent out to Cedar Rapids. Is there a chance they skip Iowa and jump to Fort Myers. It's most interesting because those are the two guys that have a chance to move quickly through the minors... I expect both of those guys to be pitching in New Brittan this year before things are said and done?

I read on Twitter this morning that Tyler Grimes spent the winter making the switch to catcher after playing the last two seasons as a shortstop. Jake Mauer made it sound like he'll catch 4-5 days a week for Cedar Rapids this season. I remember being pretty excited when the Twins drafted him. Has the arm and athleticism - and maybe he'll finally hit in his 3rd stint in A-ball.