Roster Still Not Finalized

The Twins are going to use every last minute to consider who they will have on the roster for the first round against Oakland. Final rosters must be submitted no later than tomorrow morning at 10:00 am CT, and Ron Gardenhire pretty much ruled out unveiling the final product until after the roster is submitted.

However, there isn't much mystery left. The Twins have announced that they'll have 11 pitchers and 14 position players on the roster, and taken all of the mystery out of the position player battle by saying that Alexi Casilla, still suffering from a sore neck, will not be on the roster. That essentially means that the only question remaining is whether the 11th pitcher will be Willie Eyre, Glen Perkins, or Matt Garza. I'm still hoping that the Twins go with Perkins, because even if he can't bounce right back, he provides the most possible protection against a short start by Radke or Silva.

Here's how the roster looks as of right now:

Pitchers
1.) Johan Santana
2.) Boof Bonser
3.) Brad Radke
4.) Carlos Silva
5.) Joe Nathan
6.) Juan Rincon
7.) Dennys Reyes
8.) Pat Neshek
9.) Jesse Crain
10.) Matt Guerrier
11.) Glen Perkins OR Willie Eyre OR Matt Garza

Position Players
1.) Joe Mauer
2.) Justin Morneau
3.) Luis Castillo
4.) Nick Punto
5.) Jason Bartlett
6.) Rondell White
7.) Torii Hunter
8.) Michael Cuddyer
9.) Phil Nevin
10.) Mike Redmond
11.) Luis Rodriguez
12.) Lew Ford
13.) Jason Tyner
14.) Jason Kubel

Watch the Twins website tomorrow morning for a final decision on which pitcher makes the roster.