From the PiPress:

The Twins outrighted the contracts of designated hitter Matthew LeCroy, outfielder Jason Tyner and infielder Glenn Williams to Class AAA Rochester and have declined their 2006 option on right-handed pitcher Joe Mays, the Twins announced Friday.

Mays was certainly expected, but he's a classy guy and BG hopes he has a monster year wherever he ends up, preferably the national league. LeRoy was probably gone, too, but BG's sure going to miss his dancing shoes, not to mention his running.

Can something fun happen now?

EDIT: For an excellent discussion of the 40-man roster, please see Twins Killings.

EDIT: a little help on outrighting from Will Young.

A player being outrighted means that he has cleared waivers and is being removed from the 40-man roster (the reason all these guys cleared the roster is because no team wants to clog their roster that this point of the year when they have to add prospects in a month). Each player can be outrighted once without his permission (unless he has at least five years of MLB service time). However, Jason Tyner and Glenn Williams assuredly have already been outrighted at least once by their previous organizations. On the second attempt, the player can refuse the assignment (they are being assigned to Rochester), and opt for free agency within 72 hours. These players cannot return to the majors unless they are re-added to a 40-man roster of any team.