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Doyle

Hmmm. That’s probably not going to help his chances of making the team. Doyle entered having allowed two runs and seven hits in 4 2/3 innings. He’s not an upside guy at age 26, so there’s no reason for the Twins to carry him unless they think he can help them now. And the early results suggest that he can’t.

The Twins selected Doyle in December’s Rule 5 draft, but the 26-year-old right-hander was knocked around for 10 runs on 14 hits over just 5 1/3 innings this spring. The White Sox paid $25,000 to get him back and he’ll be assigned to Triple-A Charlotte.

Doyle doesn’t have overpowering stuff, but he throws strikes and has gotten consistent results in his minor league career. In other words, he’s the prototypical guy that the Twins usually target. A former 37th-round pick, Doyle has posted a 2.94 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 381/97 K/BB ratio over 422 2/3 innings in his minor league career. He’ll likely compete for a spot as a long man in the bullpen.

Doyle was a Rule 5 Draft selection by the Twins during the offseason, but he was returned to the White Sox during spring training. The 26-year-old right-hander had a 2.83 ERA and 71/18 K/BB ratio over 76 1/3 innings with Triple-A Charlotte this year. He is expected to pursue opportunities in Japan.

He’ll receive an invitation to spring training. Doyle posted a 2.83 ERA and 71/18 K/BB ratio over 76 1/3 innings at Triple-A for the White Sox in 2012 before finishing the year in Japan.

Doyle posted an underwhelming 4.89 ERA in 149 innings this past summer in the Red Sox system. The 28-year-old right-hander is a depth signing for the Pale Hose.

Doyle had a 5.87 ERA and 1.52 WHIP in 23 innings (four starts) this year at the Triple-A level. The right-hander has never appeared in a major league game and he’s now on the wrong side of age 30. It could be over.

Doyle posted a promising 2.93 ERA in 58 1/3 innings this past season for the Braves’ Triple-A affiliate. The 29-year-old right-hander will function as organizational depth in 2015 for the O’s. He has never made an appearance in a major league game.