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Edouard Julien - Homers in Triple-A debutJulien (ankle) went 1-for-4 with a home run Friday for Triple-A St. Paul.

ImpactJulien hurt his ankle late in spring training but it doesn't look to be an issue for the regular season. Julien begins the minor league season where he left off in the spring as he homered in his first game for Team Canada in the World Baseball Classic and also hit three home runs in big league spring training with a 1.114 OPS. A strong start at Triple-A could see him called up earlier rather than later this season, especially if Jorge Polanco's knee injury becomes a long-term issue.

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Michael Helman - Out with hamstring injuryHelman was placed on the 7-day injured list at Triple-A St. Paul to begin the season, TwinsDaily.com reports.

ImpactHelman was promoted to Triple-A last season after hitting six home runs with a .839 OPS in 39 games at Double-A. He hit 14 home runs at Triple-A in 96 games but had just a .741 OPS. He was invited to big league spring training but missed much of it with the hamstring issue and it's not clear when he may return.

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Austin Martin - Placed on IL at Triple-AMartin (elbow) was placed on the 7-day injured list to begin the season at Triple-A St. Paul.

ImpactMartin suffered a UCL sprain in his right elbow and it's not clear how long he'll be sidelined. Martin largely underwhelmed at Double-A Wichita last year but picked things up late in the season and ended up hitting .235 with two homers, 57 runs, 32 RBI and 34 stolen bases over 90 games.

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Christian Vázquez - Two hits in season openerVazquez started at catcher and went 2-for-4 in Thursday's season-opening win over Kansas City.

ImpactVazquez should be the primary catcher for the Twins with the only question being how much playing time backup Ryan Jeffers will receive. The 32-year-old backstop slashed .274/.315/.399 with nine home runs, 52 RBI, one stolen base and 41 runs scored over 119 contests last season between Boston and Houston.

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Michael A. Taylor - Looks like primary CF starterTaylor started in center field and went 1-for-4 in Thursday's season-opening win at Kansas City.

ImpactTaylor looks set to be the primary center fielder with Minnesota's plan to easy Byron Buxton into action by starting him at DH as he returns from offseason knee surgery. It will be interesting to see if the Twins use anyone other than Buxton in center field early in the season as there's not a clear next best option though Nick Gordon, Joey Gallo and Max Kepler are options.

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Nick Gordon - Looks like primary starting 2BGordon started at second base and went 0-for-2 in Thursday's season-opening win at Kansas City. He was lifted in the sixth inning for pinch hitter Kyle Farmer.

ImpactGordon looks set to be the primary second basement in the the strong side of a platoon while Jorge Polanco is on the injured list. It may be a month or more before Polanco returns, so Gordon could be set for significant playing time early in the season.

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