Return of the Tyniest outfielder.

As the plague takes out yet another player, the Twins will this time look to Alexi Casilla to step into whatever void Punto had been filling. Casilla was scratched from his game Saturday night, and was hitting .219/.350/.250 in 96 at-bats with the Rochester Red Wings. He was only 4/7 in stolen base attempts, but had a perfectly even 1:1 walk-to-strikeout ratio.

After initially injuring the arm Wednesday in Chicago, Punto tested the arm Saturday with negative results. With his injury and Brendan Harris out due to a tight hamstring, the Twins were limite to Craig Monroe and Mike Redmond off the bench Saturday night.

Lots of content for everyone today! At the end of April, Driveline Mechanics posted their analysis and breakdown of Blackburn, his results and his mechanics. It's a superb look, and even though it takes a few minutes to get through it's worth the investment. It's really excellent work.

Over at South Side Sox, The Cheat walks us through Floyd's great start to the season, and his ownership of the Twins offense Tuesday night. It's a good read.

The Latino Communications Network will broadcast 26 Twins games in Espanol this season, on KMNV AM 1400 and KMNQ AM 1470. Alfonso Fernandez has the call, with legend Tony Oliva providing color commentary.

Kevin Slowey will be brought up to make Thursday's start in Chicago.