MINNEAPOLIS -- In his final major step before he could begin ramping up to baseball activity, Miguel Sano had the sutures removed from the laceration in his right Achilles area on Tuesday before the Twins departed their Spring Training complex in Florida.

Chief baseball officer Derek Falvey said Sano is now beginning his workout routines as the club hopes to have the third baseman playing in Minor League games in the middle of April.

Sano traveled to Target Field with the Twins for Opening Day to keep him around the club's Major League strength and conditioning staff. Falvey said the Twins will wait to determine where Sano will begin his rehab assignment, which could depend on weather considerations at the Minor League affiliates.

"We felt the best thing he could do was be around our club, be around our performance staff group, and then really do some work with [third-base coach] Tony Diaz in the infield, with [hitting coach] James Rowson from a hitting standpoint."

Sano shed the protective boot encasing his heel area this past Friday and he had the sutures removed from his wound ahead of his original recovery timetable, which called for both the boot and sutures to be removed by March 29. He was officially placed on the 10-day injured list on Wednesday.

Reed, Magill, Moya officially placed on injured list

Relievers Addison Reed (left thumb sprain), Matt Magill (right shoulder tendinitis) and Gabriel Moya (left shoulder tendinitis) were all placed on the 10-day injured list on Wednesday as part of the Twins' final moves to set their 25-man roster for Opening Day.

Magill and Moya have both begun throwing programs, while Reed is tracking behind as the Twins look to remain cautious with his thumb before they ramp him back up. Falvey did not offer recovery timelines for any of the pitchers, but he expected that they would require Minor League rehab assignments before their returns to the Majors.

"I think in [Reed's and Magill's] cases, probably, just because they haven't thrown enough, especially to hitters," Falvey said.

All three relievers remain in Fort Myers, Fla., and the Twins will monitor their progress over the coming days before the Minor League season begins on April 4.

Minnesota selected the contract of non-roster invitee Ryne Harper on Wednesday and added him to the Opening Day roster to fill the bullpen, but the club could need another reliever around April 16, when the team is expected to expand from a four-man starting rotation to five.

If Reed, Magill or Moya were healthy at that point, they could be considered alongside Fernando Romero for the extra spot in the bullpen.

He said it

"There's probably too much going on right now to actually worry about it in any way. I've answered the, 'Are you nervous?' question. There's no time to be nervous about anything. I'm ready to go. I'm looking forward for the first game to get started and be over with." -- Rocco Baldelli, on his upcoming managerial debut