Funderburk optioned after the game last night per mlb.com report on the Twins page. Move not listed in transactions but a corresponding move is to happen before the game today.
My thoughts on him being 27 is that in reality it's closer to 25 since an entire MiLB season was wiped out due to COVID in 2020. That a loss of develpomental time and IMO equates to closer to 2 years in development.
I believe that is actually #12 he is wearing. He had that in spring 1982 and at some point him and Faedo switched numbers, as Faedo is listed with 8 in the 1982 Media Guide.
Can confirm this. Heard it from Carew himself when I spent an hour with him a few years back at a STH exclusive meeting. He said that he feels unwelcome there and was insulted when he offered to do stuff for the team and was told no thanks.