Ben Revere Called Up By Twins; Jason Repko To Disabled List

In what is surely the most exciting thing to happen to Minnesota fans in hundreds of minutes, the Minnesota Twins are calling up outfield prospect Ben Revere. The move comes as outfielder Jason Repko goes on the disabled list with a left quad injury.

John Sickels has a Ben Revere scouting report in which he lauds the outfielder's speed, but notes his Juan Pierre-like lack of power.

Revere's minor league stats:

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
2007	19	Twins	GULF	Rk	50	216	191	46	62	6	10	0	29	21	9	13	20	.325	.388	.461	.849
2008	20	Beloit	MIDW	A	83	374	340	51	129	17	10	1	43	44	13	27	31	.379	.433	.497	.930
2009	21	Fort Myers	FLOR	A+	121	517	466	75	145	13	4	2	48	45	17	40	34	.311	.372	.369	.741
2010	22	New Britain	EL	AA	94	406	361	44	110	10	4	1	23	36	13	32	41	.305	.371	.363	.734
2011	23	Rochester	IL	AAA	23	99	92	10	27	2	0	0	5	7	2	5	8	.293	.330	.315	.645
5 Seasons					371	1612	1450	226	473	48	28	4	148	153	54	117	134	.326	.386	.406	.792

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 5/4/2011.

This is Revere's second time in the majors. He received a September call-up last year and hit .179/233/179 in 28 at-bats. It's not clear how much he'll play, as he's replacing a reserve outfielder, but with the surprise revelation that the Twins are willing to try Michael Cuddyer at second base, there's a chance for playing time in the outfield even after Delmon Young returns from the disabled list.

Repko had five hits in 29 at-bats to start the 2011.