PLUS THREE FROM PATRICK
Righthanders looking for a 2016 breakthrough in Twins bullpen:
Alex Meyer, 26: If manager Paul Molitor had his druthers, the 6-foot-9 Meyer might have been a reliever to start 2015, and a regressive year in Class AAA avoided.
J.T. Chargois, 25: Glen Perkins: "Remember Anthony Slama? Chargois hides the ball like Slama, only throwing 10 miles an hour harder.''
Nick Burdi, 23: To use 1970s jargon — "flamethrower.'' If Burdi throws strikes, he will be in Minnesota this summer.
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