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Florida State League Preview

Your incomplete guide to the Florida State League.  The Florida State League is made up of twelve teams. They are divided into two divisions: the North and the South. There are six teams in each division.

Players listed are on rosters as of yesterday morning, as found at milb.com.  ”Notables” is not a listing of top prospects, but rather a listing of names that rang a bell with me.

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Eastern League Preview

Your incomplete guide to the Eastern League.  The Eastern League is made up of twelve teams. They are divided into two divisions: the Eastern and the Western. There are six teams each division.

Players listed are on rosters as of this morning, as found at milb.com.  ”Notables” is not a listing of top prospects, but rather a listing of names that rang a bell with me.

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International League Preview

Your incomplete guide to the International League.  The International League is made up of fourteen teams. They are divided into three divisions: the North, the South and the West. There are six teams in the North, four in the South, and four in the West.

Players listed are on rosters as of this morning, as found at milb.com.  "Notables" is not a listing of top prospects, but rather a listing of names you might recognize, with an emphasis on ex-Twins.

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This Week in Twins Transactions

One assumes nearly all of these decisions were made before spring training started and that, barring a rash of injuries, these players were going to be sent down at this time no matter what they did.

B. J. Hermsen was optioned to New Britain.
Chris Herrmann was optioned to Rochester.
Trevor May was optioned to New Britain.
Josmil Pinto was optioned to New Britain.
Danny Santana was optioned to New Britain.
Michael Tonkin was optioned to New Britain.
Kyle Gibson was optioned to Rochester.
Caleb Thielbar was optioned to Rochester.
Bryan Augenstein was assigned to minor league camp.
Nick Blackburn was assigned to minor league camp.
Alex Meyer was assigned to minor league camp.
Lester Oliveros was assigned to minor league camp.
Esmerling Vasquez was assigned to minor league camp.
Anthony Slama was assigned to minor league camp.
Kyle Knudson was assigned to minor league camp.
James Beresford was assigned to minor league camp.
Oswaldo Arcia was optioned to Rochester.

It appears that B. J. Hermsen is now sometimes being referred to as Brett Hermsen. I don't know why.