PLAYING TIME: With MIN OF shift, is Revere safe?

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Musical chairs in Minnesota OF may pose risk to Revere

Josh Willingham (OF, MIN) will shift across the field to become the Twins starting left fielder, manager Ron Gardenhire announced Saturday, March 25. While the move will not impact Willingham's status as an everyday player, the playing time of some of the Twins' other OFs may be affected.

The primary loser may turn out to be speedy-but-one-dimensional Ben Revere (OF, MIN). Once believed to be in line to be the Twins' primary LF, Revere now finds himself in what is said to be a three-way battle for the right-field job, where his weak throwing arm may place him at a distinct disadvantage. In his March 21 Facts & Flukes piece, Baseball HQ analyst Dave Adler...

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