Lewis worked this offseason with Dr. Jennifer Reiner-Marcello, a reconditioning and performance therapist who formerly worked for the Twins. When he arrived at spring training, he said he was feeling loose, fast, elusive, athletic and bouncy — all the things he wanted to feel.

With the start of the regular season just a week away, we're taking another crack at predicting the Twins' 26-man roster.

Last year, Royce Lewis hit a home run and suffered a serious injury on Opening Day. He won’t get the chance to do either one this time. Lewis has a moderate strain of his left hamstring, a magnetic resonance imaging exam taken Monday confirmed,