Twins Shuffle Around Pitching Staff; Also Activate Casilla

On Wednesday the Minnesota Twins optioned pitcher Alex Burnett to to Triple-A Rochester, moved pitcher Clay Condrey to the 60-day disabled list, and called-up pitcher Anthony Slama.

Condrey is likely to have surgery and his future with the Twins is in doubt.

Burnett has been struggling after a short-lived strong MLB debut in the majors.  Meanwhile, Slama has been dominating at Rochester, well deserving his promotion.

The following day, Thursday, the Twins announced they will be switching the roles of pitcher’s Nick Blackburn and Brian Duensing.  Duensing will replace Blackburn in the starting rotation, and Blackburn will be used in a relief role at least until (or if) he can turn things around.

The Twins also activated infielder Alexi Casilla from the disabled list and optioned pitcher Jeff Manship to Rochester.

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