The Twins still have a spot left on their 40-man roster, and they gave up Jim Hoey and Jose Mijares to get that flexibility; it's reasonable to expect them to do something with it.

By the way, anyone catch the signing the Royals made Wednesday? It was Jose Mijares, who they will pay $925,000 this year. Which is ~$200,000 MORE than the Twins would have needed to pay Mijares had they offered him arbitration. Which means the Twins absolutely could have tendered him and traded him for a prospect. Or maybe have traded him before the deadline. It's a small gaffe, but pretty obvious. Might want to add Dayton Moore to that rolodex, Terry. The logical use for that last spot would be a right-handed reliever, which is an area that Seth Stohs covered like a blanket in the TwinsCentric Offseason GM Handbook. The Twins are looking to spend only a couple million dollars, which limits the field considerably. Expect to be as excited about these names as you were when you found out that you would get to watch Jason Marquis a few dozen times next year. Todd CoffeyAge: 31 (9/9/80) | 2011 Salary: $1.35M2011 Stats: 5-1, 59.2 IP, 3.62 ERA, 46/20 K/BB, 1.26 WHIPCoffey posted a 2.90 ERA and a 1.16 WHIP for the Brewers in 2009. However, after a 4.97 ERA in 2010, he was non-tendered by the Brewers. If a team is looking for a guy who can throw a lot of bullpen innings, Coffey has appeared in at least 57 games in six of his seven big league seasons.Estimated Contract: 1 year, $2.1 million Scott LinebrinkAge: 35 (8/4/76) | 2011 Salary: $5.5M2011 Stats: 4-3, 53.1 IP, 3.54 ERA, 41/20 K/BB, 1.43 WHIPFrom 2003 through 2007, Linebrink posted ERAs of 3.31, 2.82, 1.83, 3.57 and 3.71. For some reason, Kenny Williams thought a four year, $19 million contract made sense. Linebrink spent the next three seasons with the White Sox where he was mediocre at best. After the 2010 season, he was traded (along with $3.5 million) to Atlanta for a Double-A reliever. There, he worked and improved his pitching level to "slightly above average."Estimated Contract: 1 years, $2 million Shawn CampAge: 36 (11/18/75) | 2011 Salary: $2.25M2011 Stats: 5-3, 65.1 IP, 4.27 ERA, 32/22 K/BB, 1.53 WHIPCamp debuted with the Royals in 2004 as a 28-year-old. He spent two years in Kansas City and two years in Tampa Bay as a back of the bullpen arm. He was very hittable, giving up well over a hit per inning. In 2008, he went to the Blue Jays and was pretty solid for his first three years in Toronto. He suddenly gave up fewer hits, fewer walks and his ERA dropped precipitously. In 201, as a 34-year-old, he enjoyed a career year while posting a 2.97 ERA and a 1.23 WHIP. That production did not carry over into 2011 and (more alarming) his strikeout rate has dropped from 8.1 to 7.1 to 6.6 to 5.7 to just 4.4 in 2011.Estimated Contract: 1 year, $1 million Dan WheelerAge: 33 (12/10/77) | 2011 Salary: $3M2011 Stats: 2-2, 49.1 IP, 4.38 ERA, 39/8 K/BB, 1.12 WHIPBoston has an option for 2012 on Wheeler at $3 million. It would have vested with 65 appearances, but forearm tightness cost him time late in the season, including the three weeks. Wheeler quietly became a very reliable reliever with the Astros, followed by three very good seasons in Tampa Bay. He could be a low cost option for the Twins bullpen if the Sox don't exercise his option but at $3 million, we're guessing they retain him.Update: The Red Sox declined his option. He's a free agent. Those are four of the better guys on the list, but there are seven more available guys who figure to be within the Twins price range, including a couple with significantly more upside (and risk) than the guys above. If you haven't picked up the TwinsCentric Offseason GM Handbook, you might want to try it now – rumors slow down considerably over the holidays. Plus, it makes a great Xmas gift to yourself or others, since you get it instantaneously. Santa's got nothing on us!