Toregas had a breakout in the Carolina League last year, hitting .336 and throwing out 48 percent of basestealers to earn a promotion to Double-A. That’s where he’ll start this season, most likely, but he’s got a higher ceiling than any other backstop in the system.

The Twins got Casilla for JC Romero, and boy were they pleased to watch him go from Fort Myers to the big leagues in one season. He can flat out fly, with 50 steals in 2006, and can handle second and/or short with defensive aplomb.

The Royals really wanted to proceed cautiously, but Gordon made the opposite decision easy by hitting .360 in his first 50 spring at-bats. The Gordon era starts now, with Mark Teahen moving to the outfield.

Kelly’s 2006 season was cut short with a knee injury, but upon returning to health, he's at the top of the depth chart at this position. The Twins also have Trevor Plouffe, but he could be forced over to third so Kelly can stay at short.

There isn’t anything Maybin can’t do on the baseball field and he’s just scratching the surface of his abilities. He may start the year in Lakeland, but he won’t finish there. He could push Curtis Granderson to a corner sooner than you’d think.

He’s still only 22, so another brief go-round in Triple-A won’t hurt him. The power started to come in 2006 and will continue to develop. With an outfield of 30-somethings in Chicago, Sweeney should see some big-league time this year.

Crowe got some nice playing time this spring, showing the brass what he can do atop a lineup. It’s a crowded outfield in Cleveland’s system, but Crowe will continue to stand out with his speed and plate discipline.

Butler was just as good as, if not better than, Gordon this spring. His bat is big-league ready, but there’s no room for him and he’s too young to just DH. He’ll force his way into the lineup somehow during this season.

After getting to the bigs as a reliever soon after being drafted, Miller now can go back to the Minors to work on getting back full-time as a starter. It shouldn't take the tall lefty too long to get there.

Even if he doesn’t break camp with the big-league club, it’s hard to imagine he won’t be called upon to replace someone in the Twins’ very shaky back end of the rotation.

He’s got closer-of-the-future stuff, what with his 11.65 K’s per 9 innings and all. Hitters managed just a .201 batting average against Sipp in 2006. Even if he never saves games, he’s going to be one heckuva nasty lefty setup man.