Joe Mauer seems to be almost completely recovered from a concussion suffered in August.
"I would say 'symptom-free' is about the right description," Terry Ryan told the Pioneer Press. "He hasn't done the baseball activities. He hasn't done some of the things necessary for him (to play), where once he ramps up and the energy level rises and that sort of thing, but we still have time."
Mauer missed the season's final 39 games after taking a foul tip off his catcher's mask Aug. 19 against the New York Mets.