We are expecting cuts either today or tomorrow. The belief was that they would move some bodies this morning, but there were presentations over at the minor league complex that manager Paul Molitor had to attend. We'll see if they do it this afternoon or decide to wait until tomorrow.

At that presentation, Jose Berrios and Max Kepler received their minor league pitcher and player of the year awards. The Arizona Fall League players who was on the title-winning team were honored. Stuff like that.

Here some observations from recent days in camp.

Jorge Polanco can hit but his defense needs to tighten up. He made some throws on Friday that made the first baseman work harder than he should have. Molitor said Polanco seems to be guiding the ball over toward first instead of throwing it.

It's easy to see during drills why Engelb Vielma is so good. His hands are faster than anyone's in camp. If he continues to improve his hitting, look out.

People I've talked to seem convinced that Byron Buxton will break camp with team, but he's 3 for 18 so far. Defense will not be a issue. But it would be nice if he would get on base more often to put his electric pace in play. I've set the floor at a .260 average for him. I think he gets off to a slow start but picks things up the second half of the season.

Max Kepler has played a lot of center field in camp. Looks like Molitor is making sure he has options in case of injuries, and that makes sense. Kepler moves well and is 4-for-15 in the field. He has a nice, smooth swing and looks like a kid ready for his big league shot. Look for him to open the season at Rochester but would be high in the pecking order if the Twins need to grad an outfielder. ``He can play center," Twins GM Terry Ryan said. ``There are people who have more range and can throw a little better. But if you are looking for a guy who can go out there and make the plays, he can track a ball, gets good jumps, takes good routes and has a feel for that position. Out of the three, that's not his best position but he can play it."

As of this morning Brian Dozier, Eduardo Escobar, Joe Mauer, Byung Ho Park, Trevor Plouffe, Eddie Rosario and Danny Santana have yet to draw a walk in spring training games. Others, like Miguel Sano, are working counts full and taking their walks. Different hitters work on different things, but is that a concern? ``It doesn't matter to me but it matters to some people," Ryan said. ``There are certain guys that should track pitches and be a little selective. There are also guys that need to get after it. Especially guys who can drive the ball out of the ballpark. Those guys are going jump at something. I'm not opposes to walks. I'd rather have a guy draw a walk than swing at crap. There are some guys who come in here and want to take a lot because they want to see pitches they want to track the ball, they want to get their bearings. There are other guys who come in here and start swinging before the ball is out of the (naughty word) pitchers hand. Those are guys who normally don't have a history of walking, and they should."

If the season started today, how could the Twins not strongly consider Nick Burdi for a spot in the bullpen? All he has done is fill the strike zone with 96-99 mph fastballs while mixing in his slider and change up. What's scary is that pitchers throw a little harder as camp goes along. I would guess that Burdi already has thrown around 10 pitches at 99 already. He looks about ready.

On the other hand, Michael Tonkin has given up five runs over four innings, including a two-run homer on Saturday. He's out of options, so he has some extra leverage of making the team. But not the way he's pitching now.

I expect the Twins to announce this week that Trevor May will be moved to the bullpen. Then the fun begins. If the Twins take seven relievers north, you have to believe the following are locks: Perkins, Jepsen, Fien, May, Abad and Nolasco. That leaves one spot available, with many applicants for the job. Would they bring Tonkin north, even with a poor spring, considering he's out of options? Maybe they will take eight relievers. But that means a three-man bench, and the option dilemma swings that way because Danny Santana and Oswaldo Arcia are out of options.

That's it for now!

Orioles

Joey Rickard, CF
Ryan Flaherty, 3B
Christian Walker, DH
Pedo Alvarez, DH
Jonathan Schoop, 2B
Hyun Soo Kim, LF
Caleb Joseph, C
Paul Janish, SS
Dariel Alvarez, RF

Miguel Gonzalez, RHP

Twins

Brian Dozier, 2B
Joe Mauer, 1B
Miguel Sano, RF
Trevor Plouffe, 3B
Eddie Rosario, LF
Carlos Quentin, DH
Eduardo Escobar, SS
John Ryan Murphy, C
Byron Buxton, CF

Ricky Nolasco, RHP