The Twins' top farm club is just a few miles away for the first time since the team moved to Minnesota. Here are distances of previous affiliates:
Syracuse, N.Y.
1961 1,086 miles
Vancouver, B.C.
1962 1,791 miles
Dallas-Fort Worth
1963 942 miles
Atlanta
1964 1,130 miles
Denver
1965-69 914 miles
Evansville, Ind.
1970 699 miles
Portland, Ore.
1971 1,732 miles
Tacoma, Wash.
1972-77 1,669 miles
Toledo, Ohio
1978-86 652 miles
Portland, Ore.
1987-93 1,732 miles
Salt Lake City
1994-2000 1,244 miles
Edmonton, Alberta
2001-02 1,231 miles
Rochester, N.Y.
2003-20 1,009 miles
Average distance: 1,175 miles
Minnesota let Alcala go for Andy Lugo to make room on the roster for freshly acquired lefthander Joey Wentz.
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