Joe Mauer's history of injury has led the Twins to ponder playing him at a position other than catcher. "If it becomes an issue down the road, then we make a move and put him somewhere else," manager Ron Gardenhire said. "But he wants to catch. He's our catcher, and we need him in the lineup. Obviously, as a manager, you try to do the best you can with resting a guy and giving him his days (off). "You rely on the players to tell me when and when not to, and normally Joe's pretty good about that, telling me the days he's beat up." Mauer played 22 games as the designated hitter last season, including five straight games in early August when he was battling a sore right shoulder.