The Minnesota Twins look a little short on catchers this year, despite having what I would call the best catching tandem in the major leagues in Mike Redmond and Joe Mauer.

Jose Morales, who batted 1.000 in a very short major league appearance last year, is also on the Twins 40-man roster.

As of today, there are 22 catchers listed on the minor league rosters of Twins' affiliates. Six of them are on the Single-A Beloit Snappers, and five of them are on the rookie-league Gulf Coast League Twins.

The Triple-A affiliate, Rochester Red Wings, has one catcher on the roster. Eli Whiteside appears to be a power-hitting backstop. With two Baltimore Orioles affiliates last year, he put up decent numbers -- a .257 batting average, six home runs, and 36 runs batted in in 60 games. He batted .291 for the Double-A team for which he played 42 games.