FORT MYERS, Fla. -- After a breakout season at Triple-A Rochester and his first taste of the Majors last year, right-hander Aaron Slegers feels more comfortable facing top competition this season.
Slegers was tested in the Grapefruit League opener against the Red Sox on Friday, facing a lineup that included regulars such as Mookie Betts, Xander Bogaerts, Hanley Ramirez and Christian Vazquez, but he tossed two hitless innings while striking out two and walking one in the Twins' eventual 4-3 loss.
"That top of the order they threw out there didn't intimidate me like it used to," Slegers said.