Rondell White is Damn Old

Following the Minnesota Twins painful attempt at playing baseball 8-2 loss to the Yankees on Monday, the club placed infielder Jeff Cirillo and outfielder Rondell White on the 15-day disabled list.

With Old Man White's lingering right calf strain and Cirillo's inability to do anything right run due to a sore left knee, the team's bench was shallow.

White was trying to jog Monday for the first time since his injury on Saturday night, but it became clear that he was not ready to perform. He hurt himself not playing baseball, but while running out of the dugout steps and skipping onto the field before the game against the White Sox at U.S. Cellular. The club hopes a short stint on the DL and some rest will have White back in action before long.

Cirillo's injury could keep him out much longer, since he is now scheduled to undergo arthroscopic surgery to fix an old meniscus tear in his left knee. The utility infielder played only once so far this season - in the team's Opening Day game against the Baltimore Orioles. He received a cortisone shot in the knee last Tuesday, but felt the same pain while running sprints on Sunday. Cirillo will likely be out of commission for 4-6 weeks.

This led the club to call up second baseman Alexi Casilla from AAA Rochester and purchase the contract of delectable outfield sensation Josh Rabe. Yes! The speedy Casilla is 1-for-8 in 2 games for Rochester while Rabe Baby is batting .429 with 1 homer and 3 RBIs so far this season.

[Minnesota Twins News]

J.D. Durbin Picked Up By Diamondbacks

After the Minnesota Twins finally parted ways with once young and promising pitcher J.D. Durbin, the self-proclaimed "Real Deal" was claimed off waivers by the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday.

The hard-throwing, madcap righty was a second-round draft pick in 2000, but has struggled with arm problems over the past couple of seasons. He missed the second half of last season with an injury to his right biceps and went 0-2 with a 12.38 ERA in eight innings of relief this spring.

The 25-year-old's minor-league options were all used up, so the Twins had to put him on waivers before sending him down.

Minnesota also reassigned my favorite outfielder, Josh Rabe, to minor league camp, beginning the season with three catchers and 11 pitchers on the 25-man roster.

The club decided to keep their third catcher Chris Heintz, in order to give their All-Star batting champ backstop, Joe Mauer, more at-bats in the designated hitter's spot. Early-on in the season, this should help him recover from the stress reaction in his right leg.

[Star Tribune]