Before Ben Revere, the Twins had Denard Span. Okay, they only had Ben Revere as their "regular center fielder" only in the offseason a few days before they traded him just like they traded Span. But work with me here...
Before Span, the Twins had Carlos Gomez as their center fielder. So what's Carlos up to? He just signed a 4-year contract extension with the Brewers worth $28 million. The Brewers love his speed and his defense. They also like the way he has improved at the plate as he hit 19 homeruns last season as a leadoff hitter. He also had 37 stolen bases and is improving there every year as well.
The Twins seem to grow center fielders in their farm system better than any team in baseball. Remember, before Carlos we had perennial All-Star Torii Hunter. Maybe Aaron Hicks or Joe Benson will be better than all of them.
For those following the WBC (that was a joke) Justin Morneau has rejoined the Twins now that Canada has been eliminated from the tournament. He went 0-3 yesterday in the Twins loss to the O's.
Josh Roenicke gave up 5 earned runs in 2/3 of an inning "earning" the loss for the Twins. He was never been expected to make the Twins roster anyway. He's just another arm the Twins are giving a chance to in spring training.
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