Akeem Springs envisioned a starting spot at Minnesota, but he ended up being assigned the sixth-man role this fall. He scored a season-high 19 points Tuesday.
The Twins obtained Triple-A right-handed pitcher Justin Haley in a trade after first taking pitcher Miguel Diaz from the Milwaukee Brewers organization with the first pick in baseball's Rule 5 draft Thursday.
The final step before clearance to play requires a player to take part in a full practice without exhibiting any signs or symptoms of a brain injury. The Vikings' final practice this week is Friday.
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