■ Gibson, Hicks represent Twins on prospect list (minnesota.twins.mlb.com)
On Tuesday, Aaron Hicks and Kyle Gibson were ranked 39th and 40th, respectively, on MLB.com's Top 50 Prospects list for 2011.
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Twins manager Ron Gardenhire spoke about Gibson during last week's western leg of the Twins Winter Caravan. Gardenhire said that last spring he went over to the Minor League side of the club's Spring Training complex to watch Gibson pitch while Jason Kubel got in a few extra at-bats.
"Kyle Gibson carved Kubel up, and as we walked back to the Major League side right after he finished hitting, Kubel said, 'Who was that guy?'" Gardenhire said with a laugh. "I said, 'Don't worry, you'll be playing behind him before you know it.'
"He can really pitch. He's got a great arm. He handles himself really well. A big kid, and that's a steal, we got a steal in the Draft. He'll probably end up going to Triple-A to start the year, but you'll see him probably sometime this year I would imagine."
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