Whitley gave up three earned runs on three hits over 1.2 innings in Monday's 9-4 Grapefruit League loss to the Twins.

EDGE Analysis

Whitley breezed through a 1-2-3 fourth before running into issues in the fifth, when he allowed a leadoff triple to Danny Santana, an RBI double to Benji Gonzalez and a sacrifice fly to Zach Granite. He was charged with one additional run after exiting when Joe Mauer singled pff Justin Marks and drove in inherited runner Ehire Adrianza. For Whitley, it marked yet another ragged outing and pushed his spring ERA to 9.53 over 5.2 frames. Any chance of securing the fifth starter role seem to be remote at the moment, but Whitley could still stick as a reliever to open the regular season if he can get back on track in forthcoming appearances.