The Twins have been operating without much power in the middle of the lineup, and on Sunday, they decided to do something about it.
Kennys Vargas was recalled from Class AAA Rochester after Sunday's 2-0 victory over Milwaukee, and will be here Monday.
"It's been two weeks of trying to patchwork together lineups, particularly the middle of the order, and this at least gives us more options," manager Paul Molitor said. "I like how we were playing when Torii [Hunter] was hitting second. I've had to move him down a lot lately. I just think it's going to balance us out in the middle of the lineup."
But the move includes a major change in the lineup: Shortstop Danny Santana, hitting .220 in his second season, was optioned to Rochester. He'll be replaced by Eduardo Escobar, who held the position last year when Santana was in center field.
"They told me to relax," Santana said of the move. "I'm thinking too much."
