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Inbox: Why did Twins release Walker?

It was a tough decision for the new front office led by Derek Falvey and Thad Levine, but one of many they'll have to make this offseason as they try to build a consistent winner. With that in mind, here's this week's Twins Inbox:

Do you know why the Twins released Walker? Also, where do you think Plouffe will end up?
-- @neilnagle2

Walker, who was ranked as Minnesota's No. 15 prospect by MLBPipeline.com, has prodigious power, as evidenced by his 27 homers in 132 games in Triple-A Rochester this year and his 124 career homers in 584 games.