The leadoff hitter and second baseman for Minnesota tonight should be familiar to all of you who consider yourselves "true" Angels fans.

Alexi Casilla.

Why, you ask, should you know that name?

Well, he was the infielder traded in December 2005 to the Twins for left-hander J.C. Romero.

So while everyone seemed happy at the time that a) GM Bill Stoneman finally made a trade, and b) that they got a proven lefty (although he was hardly effective last season) Stoneman did make sure to let everyone know that they were giving up a good player.

Turns out he may be right. The Twins felt so comfortable inserting Casilla into their lineup in a pennant race that they traded incumbent second baseman Luis Castillo to the Mets.

I guess we'll get a first-hand look and see how good this kid really is.