Fort Myers, Fla. — They called him "Gorilla" and when he made his debut with the Twins at the end of the 2014 season, hitting nine home runs and driving in 38 runs in 58 games, he drew comparisons to a young David Ortiz.
Baseball has a cruel way of rerouting dreams.
Six years later, Kennys Vargas was back at the Twins spring training facility in Fort Myers, no longer a slugging prospect but as one of seven extra players the Tigers invited over from minor-league mini-camp.