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Can someone plugged into the Lookout find out why TJ White has been on the DL all season? He is my wife's cousin and we're always pulling for him, but don't know what his health setback is due too. He was active throughout spring training. I've contacted beat reporters, but none have responded. Thanks So much!

Brendan McKay sounds like a Beverly Hills 90210 character. . .

Confirmed: White is on the 7-day disabled list. Anyone have information about his injury? Thanks in advance.

Hey guys, I don't see White listed on this roster on the Lookouts site. Is he starting on the DL? Anyone have any updates? http://www.milb.com/documents/7/3/2/222130732/2017_Lookouts_Roster_Opening_Day_v33cljhd.pdf

Han, First off, to be technical, Boise is in the Northwest league, which is a Short Season Single A league. SS Single A is a little bit higher skill/experience and generally a lot more professional fan experience than true "rookie" league or even the "Rookie Advanced" league the Appalachian is considered. For example, the largest city in the Appalachian league I believe is Johnson City, with less than 70,000 people. In the Northwest League in addition to Boise you have Everett, Eugene, Spokane, Hillsboro (right outside Portland) and even Vancouver! Much larger areas all around. The geographic anomaly isn't so much about the bus rides, it's about the league locations. The three Double-A leagues are in the northeast US, the southeast US, and Texas, so Boise can't join any of them. The Midwest and California leagues are too far for such an outlier as well. It'd be a stretch to say Boise is a triple-A sized city/region, but the PCL arguably would have made the most sense. Salt Lake, Reno, and Tacoma would work well in a division with Boise. However, their opportunity probably went away when Edmonton, Calgary, and Vancouver all moved south.

Blakenhorn is listed as a DH. Last year he played 37 games as a 2B (at two different levels), 19 at DH or PH, and just 3 games at 3B. Cabbage is a good thought, I wonder if they'll decide he's ready for Cedar Rapids while still (technically) a teenager.

Hey guys, I'm trying to figure out the third base situation for the upcoming season for the whole organization. TWINS: With Plouffe headed to Oakland, Sano will be playing third full time. Escobar is the backup at both third and short. RED WINGS: Beresford opted for free agency and headed back to Australia. Dan Gamache was signed. He was a AA all-star in 2015 in the Pirates organization, but was released in September after a year and a half in AAA, mostly at DH. His situation might be similar to two other infielders on the club, Benji Gonzalez and Tommy Field. Reginatto got called up to Rochester in September and played third exclusively, after having historically split SS and 3B. He is listed at SS. Reginatto got an invite to major league camp. LOOKOUTS: Goodrum put in a good second half of the season after a stress fracture had him miss all of the first half. He got a spring training invite to major league camp. White began the year in Ft. Myers, got called up to Chattanooga when Goodrum got hurt, went back to Ft. Myers when Goodrum returned, and came back to Chattanooga for the final month of the season. MIRACLE: Paul is the only player listed at 3B. He was called up a week into the season and stayed at Ft. Myers the rest of the way. Miller seemed to be called up when White was called up and sent back down. He played half at 3B and half at SS. He is listed at SS. KERNALS: Molina played 3B most of the time, mixing in at short for 15 games. Ibarra was briefly called up to Ft. Myers. Otherwise he played 3B entirely for the Kernals. 2016 DRAFTEES: Most confusing of all as it pertains to third base, the Twins drafted just one third baseman in 40 picks (Greg Deichmann, 26th round), and he did not sign. However, the Twins did draft seven shortstops. Only one of whom played short regularly for the organization this past summer! Miranda played third base half time at the Gulf Coast Twins. Lopez did actually play shortstop for Elizabethton and a call-up to Cedar Rapids. Jernigan played second base almost entirely for Elizabethton. Hutcheson played second base almost entirely for GCL. Richards did not sign. Hamilton played third and outfield and almost no shortstop for Elizabethton. Cronin played third almost entirely for GCT. So where does that leave everything as far as you guys know? How do you see Spring Training, Opening Day rosters, and starting lineups playing out?