Vargas will start at first base and slot fifth in the order Monday against the Athletics, Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

EDGE Analysis

Vargas was promoted from Triple-A Rochester earlier Sunday after Trevor Plouffe (ribs) landed on the DL, and he'll immediately step into the lineup with a couple of the Twins' other position players still banged up. Eduardo Escobar is battling a hamstring injury and Byron Buxton is dealing with general soreness, but neither player looks at risk of missing significant time. If that ends up being the case, Vargas can't be counted on to see everyday at-bats.