Again, it's actually two weeks:
Joe Mauer was activated from the disabled list by Minnesota.
Glen Perkins was activated from the disabled list by Minnesota.
Brian Dinkelman was outrighted from Minnesota to Rochester.
Chuck James was optioned from Minnesota to Rochester.
Joe Nathan was assigned to Rochester on a rehab assignment, then was activated from the disabled list by Minnesota.
Jim Hoey was optioned from Minnesota to Rochester.
Delmon Young was placed on the fifteen day disabled list by Minnesota.
Rene Tosoni was optioned from Minnesota to Rochester, then was promoted from Rochester to Minnesota the next day.
Kevin Slowey was assigned to Ft. Myers for rehab.
Jason Kubel was assigned to Ft. Myers for rehab.
Jair Fernandez was promoted from New Britain to Rochester.
Steve Holm was placed on the seven day disabled list by Rochester with a strained right groin.
Ryan Mullins was released by Rochester.
Jake Stevens was sent from Rochester to New Britain.
Mike Hollimon was sent from Rochester to New Britain.
Brandon Roberts was sent to the GCL Twins for rehab, then was activated from the disabled list by Rochester.
Thomas Diamond was signed and sent to Rochester.
Nick Romero was assigned to Ft. Myers from Rochester.
Brian Dozier was activated from the disabled list by New Britain.
Santos Arias was released by New Britain.
Oswaldo Arcia was sent to the GCL Twins for rehab, then was promoted from Beloit to Ft. Myers.
Pat Dean was promoted from Beloit to Ft. Myers.
Hyeong-rok Choi was released by Beloit.
Tyler Grimes was sent from Elizabethton to extended spring training, then was promoted to Beloit.
Jhonatan Arias was promoted from Elizabethton to Beloit.
Estarlin de los Santos was sent to the GCL Twins for a rehab assignment.
Jeff Manship was sent to the GCL Twins for a rehab assignment.
Joe Benson was sent to the GCL Twins for a rehab assignment.
Steven Wickens was activated by the GCL Twins.
Kevin Mention was transferred by the GCL Twins from the seven day disabled list to the sixty day disabled list.
Emilio Sepulveda was activated from the disabled list by the DSL Twins.
The following players were assigned to Elizabethton: Miguel Sano, Bart Carter, Madison Boer, Max Kepler, Tyler Koelling, Corey Kimes, Steven Evans, Eddie Rosario, Adam Pettersen, Derek Christensen, JaDamion Williams, Niko Goodrum, Steven Gruver, David Hurlbut, Matthew Bashore, Todd Van Steensel, Rory Rhodes, Justin Parker, Cesar Ciurcina, Matej Hejma, and Kennys Vargas.
The following players were assigned to the GCL Twins: John Krogstad, Gerardo Ramirez, Dereck Rodriguez, Julio Torres,
Twins 3-1 vs. the DL for the past two weeks, so we have that going for us...
In ex-Twins news, former farmhand Steve Tolleson has hit 353/409/521 in 132 PA for AAA Tucson since being traded by Oakland to San Diego at the end of May (for a PTBNL).
In 1074 AAA PA over three seasons, he now has a 301/380/437 slash line. Granted, most of that time is in the offense-friendly PCL, but still. Surely there is some team in the Majors that would be willing to give him a chance to be a utility player? Is his defense THAT bad?
Another strike against him is that he's repeated AAA a couple times now, and repeaters tend to boost their stats even if they haven't improved. Seems like he'd make a little more sense for an NL team that needs pinch hitters, but then he's up against the stigma that you need experience to be a good pinch hitter. His strikeout rate isn't great (at the same time it's not terrible), so maybe scouts figure he can't hit major league breaking balls or something.
Looking forward to seeing what Oswaldo will do now that he's off the DL.