Twins assistant general manager Rob Antony, in an interview in which he lamented players not stepping up and seizing a starting spot, specifically referenced the center field competition. "Hicks hasn't been anything special this spring. Neither has (Alex) Presley," Antony said. "There's your centerfield battle." The executive used that as an example after saying: "I wish somebody would step up and earn a job. Nobody's really doing that." Manager Ron Gardenhire, under truth serum, might be prone to going on a similar rant about the evaluators that have stocked his roster. It doesn't take two looks at the squad to realize that effort isn't the problem.