Vargas in the lineup for Thursday's game against the White Sox, Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports. After a three-game stint being held out of the lineup, Vargas is back in for a second straight game. He went 2-for-4 with a pair of singles Wednesday night, but Thursday's matchup with Chris Sale doesn't bode well for the slugger's chances of making contact.

Vargas will start at first base and hit seventh in Wednesday's game against the Tigers, Phil Miller of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. Vargas will return to action after being held out of the lineup each of the last three games. He is just 9-for-56 (.161) on the season, but he will attempt to get things turned around against Tigers starter Shane Greene.

Vargas is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Tigers, MLB.com's Rhett Bollinger reports. The slumping Vargas is out of Minnesota's lineup for a third straight game, and with no injury reported, it seems he's just losing at-bats because of his poor performance. The Twins may not have great alternatives at the DH spot, but Vargas' peripheral and traditional statistics are both looking pretty ugly. His strikeout rate (29.5 percent) and swinging-strike rate (18.7 percent) are both sky-high, while his fly-ball rate (15.8 percent) is shockingly low for a supposed power hitter. Vargas has a .161 batting average through 56 at-bats, with just one home run, three runs and four RBI. Eduardo Nunez is batting fifth and serving as the designated hitter Tuesday night.

Vargas is not in the lineup Monday against the Tigers, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports. Vargas will take a seat for a second consecutive game, and with no injury to report of, it may be because of his struggling production that's produced a slash line of just .161/.232/.230 through 15 games. The 24-year-old has struggled to even make contact in many of his at bats as he's struck out 18 times, so this could be indicative of a larger trend if Vargas continues to be held out of the lineup going forward.

Vargas is out of the lineup Sunday against the Mariners, LaVelle E. Neal of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. The free-swinging Vargas struck out of in four of his five at-bats Saturday, dropping his season average to .161 to go along with a weak .230 on-base percentage. The Twins could desperately use Vargas' power production, but with the 24-year-old struggling to make contact right now, he could find himself back at Triple-A Rochester before long.

Vargas is out of the lineup Monday against the Royals LaVelle Neal of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. Vargas has had just one day off this season, so this appears to just be a scheduled day of rest. Eduardo Escobar will assume the DH duties Monday, slotting in sixth in the lineup.

Vargas hit his first homer of the year -- a two-run shot -- and added a single Thursday against the Royals. Vargas entered the game hitting just .208 with one extra-base hit in the early going, but ripped a pitch from Jason Vargas off the facing of the second deck in left field. Nonetheless, he doesn't show power like this often, and thus it's looking like Vargas will be a relatively low-end first-base option for fantasy purposes.

Vargas is not in Sunday's starting lineup against the White Sox, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. It looks like Vargas is just getting a day off amid a 3-for-17 start at the plate to the season. Joe Mauer moves to DH as the Twins are using Sunday's game against Chris Sale to get some bench players a start.

Vargas went 0-for-2 with a walk and a strikeout in Wednesday's loss to the Tigers. Vargas had a solid spring showing, slashing .279/.329/.485 with four home runs in 22 games and will slot in as the team's primary designated hitter. He could play some first base to give Joe Mauer a day off, but whenever his bat is in the lineup the 24-year-old should present an intriguing source of power.

Vargas went 1-for-3 with his third home run this spring in Tuesday's win over Baltimore. He's hitting .292 (7-for-24) with a 1.013 OPS in eight games this spring. Vargas' strong start to the spring should solidify his role as the DH entering the season. Vargas hit .274/.316/.456 with nine home runs in 53 games after he was called up from Double-A last season. A strong spring would help ease worries his performance was due to a small sample size.