Who Do the Twins Have In Triple-A In 2012?

As of yesterday, the Minnesota Twins and the Rochester Red Wings unveiled who would be starting the season at triple-A. A few names you could quite easily guess, and there might be a name or two missing. Here's how their roster looks as the season opens.

Pos	Player	Pos	Player
C	Drew Butera	RHP	Sam Deduno
C	Rene Rivera	RHP	Cole DeVries
C	J.R. Towles	LHP	Scott Diamond
IF	Aaron Bates	RHP	Casey Fien
IF	Ray Chang	RHP	Carlos Gutierrez
IF	Brian Dozier	RHP	Jeff Manship
IF	Michael Hollimon	LHP	Tyler Robertson
IF	Tsuyoshi Nishioka	RHP	Anthony Slama
IF	Matt Rizzotti	RHP	Daryl Thompson
OF	Joe Benson	RHP	Esmerling Vasquez
OF	Matt Carson	RHP	P.J. Walters
OF	Brian Dinkelman	RHP	Brendan Wise
OF	Rene Tosoni

Who's Missing?

Darin Mastroianni - With his defensive versatility, his speed, his on-base skills, and the fact that he's on the 40-man roster, I kind of assumed he'd be a sure shot.

Lester Oliveros - Aside for Mastroianni and Deolis Guerra, Oliveros is the only other player on the 40-man roster who isn't at Triple-A or the Majors. Most people thought he has a pretty good chance to break camp with the Twins this spring as one of their right-handed relievers. But he's starting the season in Double-A? That counds as a surprise.

Pedro Florimon - Okay, this may have been a bigger surprise a couple of months ago, before Nishioka, Hollimon and Rizzotti essentially claimed spots. Florimon was on the 40-man roster when he initially came into the organization last winter, but even though he was eventually removed it's interesting to note he's really not in the organization's view at all in terms of infield depth.

Phil Dumatrait - The team really liked him last year and stuck with him in spite of his underwhelming peripherals. He was brought back again this season, but seems to have been passed on the southpaw reliever depth chart. In fact - is he even still under contract with the organization? I can't find that he's been released.