- Day-To-DayJac Caglianone (RF) — Caglianone went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, an additional run scored and a walk in Monday's 9-2 victory over the Reds.06/06
- Day-To-DayAnthony Simonelli (SP) — no05/08
- Day-To-DayJavier Vaz (2B) — Vaz (fingers) has produced a .238/.304/.262 slash line with zero home runs and three stolen bases in 10 games since being activated from Double-A Northwest Arkansas' 7-day injured list April 22.05/08
- Day-To-DayTyson Guerrero (RP) — no05/08
- bereavementStephen Kolek (SP) — Kolek took a no-decision Wednesday against the Reds, allowing two runs on six hits and two walks in seven innings. He struck out eight.06/04
- 15-Day-ILCole Ragans (SP) — Ragans (elbow) resumed playing catch Monday, MLB.com reports.06/02
- 15-Day-ILNick Mears (RP) — Mears (2-3) was tagged with the loss in relief Friday against the Mariners after allowing two runs on one hit and one walk over one inning.05/29
- 15-Day-ILKris Bubic (SP) — Bubic (elbow) is still dealing with general left arm fatigue, MLB.com reports.05/28
- 15-Day-ILCarlos Estevez (RP) — Estevez (shoulder) began playing catch Wednesday, MLB.com reports.05/28
- 60-Day-ILJonathan India (2B) — no06/04
- 60-Day-ILJames McArthur (RP) — McArthur (elbow) underwent surgery Friday to help combat continued soreness and inflammation, MLB.com reports.05/25
- 60-Day-ILAlec Marsh (SP) — The Royals placed Marsh (shoulder) on the 60-day injured list Thursday.05/08
- Day-To-DayByron Buxton (CF) — Buxton (shoulder) isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Royals.06/06
- Day-To-DayWalker Jenkins (CF) — Twins manager Jeremy Zoll said Saturday that Jenkins (shoulder) is "reporting improvements daily" and could begin light baseball activity in about a week, Bobby Nightengale of The Minnesota Star Tribune reports.05/18
- Day-To-DayJulian Merryweather (RP) — Merryweather (hamstring) will begin a rehab assignment with the Twins' rookie-level Florida Complex League affiliate Tuesday, Theodore Tollefson of ZoneCoverage.com reports.05/08
- Day-To-DayMatt Canterino (SP) — Canterino (shoulder) will be with the Twins in big-league spring training but isn't expected to pitch during camp as he continues to recover from shoulder surgery, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.05/08
- 10-Day-ILRyan Jeffers (C) — Jeffers had the cast and stitches removed from his surgically repaired left hand and has resumed throwing, Matthew Leach of MLB.com reports.06/03
- 15-Day-ILMick Abel (SP) — Abel (elbow) touched 97 mph in a 37-pitch live batting practice session Thursday, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.06/05
- 15-Day-ILKendry Rojas (RP) — Rojas (elbow) could begin throwing as soon as Tuesday or Wednesday, reports Dan Hayes of The Athletic.06/01
- 15-Day-ILBailey Ober (SP) — Ober has a mild flexor strain and will be shut down for 10-14 days, reports Dan Hayes of The Athletic06/01
- 15-Day-ILCole Sands (RP) — Twins manager Derek Shelton said Monday that Sands (forearm) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A St. Paul on Tuesday, Theodore Tollefson of Zone Coverage reports.06/01
- 60-Day-ILGarrett Acton (RP) — no05/19
- 60-Day-ILDavid Festa (SP) — Twins general manager Jeremy Zoll said Saturday that Festa is unlikely to return before the All-Star break after experiencing a setback in his recovery from a right shoulder impingement earlier this month, Bobby Nightengale of The Minnesota Star Tribune reports.05/18
- 60-Day-ILPablo Lopez (SP) — The Twins placed Lopez (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Thursday.05/08
Saturday's split doubleheader summed up this series. Twins took the opener 5-3, then Kansas City clawed back in the nightcap and Witt punched in the go-ahead run with 2 outs in the 9th for a 3-2 win. The Royals are 26-39 and not exactly making July noise, but they've quietly won 3 of 5 and have an actual chance to leave Minneapolis with a series win against a Twins team that's been bleeding starting pitching.
The market is treating this as a coin flip — Royals -106, Twins -104 at Pinnacle, total parked at 8.5 with the over juiced to -134. That's a market saying "Cameron's the better arm, but the Twins are home and the Royals lineup is the Royals lineup." If Cameron repeats anything close to his last outing and Buxton is in fact out, leaning Kansas City makes plenty of sense. If Prielipp keeps the ball off the barrel for 5, this thing goes to the bullpens and gets weird fast.
Bottom line: Cameron is the most trustworthy thing on the field today, the Twins are missing a star, and the Royals just stole a 1-run game with their captain. That's enough to be interested.