Alexi Casilla got sent to the minors.

I understood the reasoning, but this bring me to two interesting points.

For one thing, why did the Twins force him to play a position that he never was going to be good at? He was orginally playing the role of a shortstop. Why change his position? Why put him up in a position to fail?
I am not a fan of converting guys to play another position that they never played. Craig Biggio was one thing, but it showed how special he was. Twins try that route with Cuddyer at third and that was a futile in exercise. The team should have put him in a position that he is good at.

Second of all, why was he sent to the minors? Don't you think he could have done something coming off the bench? He can hit. That should count for something. I understand the team wants him to get everyday playing time at the minors with Adam Everett starting at SS, but I like to see him get some playing time with the big team.

I never thought Alexi had a chance with rumors floating that Nick Punto was going to play second base when the season started.

This team should have handled Alexi better.

I agree, but they may yet correct their behavior. I think he may get a real shot at the shortstop position next spring, if the Twins decide Everett is just a stop-gap solution (which he is). I know I'd love to see him at shortstop.

If Adam really struggles and the team is out of it, I could see Alexi take his job similar to Bartlett taking the job from Juan Castro, who I wondered why he got the SS job in the first place couple of years ago.

I think the Twins consider Casilla to be a talented but "raw" player. By that I mean he needs to play every day for his game to improve. Also, I don't think he made much of an impression with the big club last year. The Twins organization has stressed the fundamentals of the game dating back to the TK era. All players go through slumps, and Casilla had his ups and downs during the last third of the season last year. Not executing the fundamentals, and especially considerng the multiple times Casilla did not know the game situation (when to move a runner over, not knowing how many outs there were, etc) hurt his stock with the organization.

Some position changes are much easier to make than others. Moving from SS to 2B should be the easiest move to make. Switching positions was not Casilla's problem nearly as much as his lack of concentration or focus. This is not to say Casilla will never contribute to the Twins. The organization just feels he needs to learn to become more professional.

Cuddyer is actually a good example of a guy who found success after changing positions at the major league level. He was drafted as a SS out of high school and mostly played 3B while working his way up in the minors. Cuddy has said it himself- he often brought his struggles in the field at 3B with him to the plate. Moving to RF benefitted Cuddy's confidence in the field, and that translated into better at-bats.

Great take, Double.

i think Alexi could be up here by june or july it sounds like they want him to play SS and be the starter next year i'm peradting he will be up here by mide june and be the starter for SS