Byron Buxton, coming off a scorching 10-game period at Double-A Chattanooga, did not receive consideration for the promotion that went to fellow outfielder Eddie Rosario this week.
That could change, however, in the coming weeks if Buxton keeps hitting, Twins general manager Terry Ryan said.
"He's just started to take off down there," Ryan said Tuesday. "If we were talking later on in the year, everything being equal, I would suspect he would be in that equation. He's just not quite to that point where we should consider him."
Since Lookouts manager Doug Mientkiewicz gave Buxton a two-day breather on April 23-24, baseball's No.