The Twins have given righthander Kyle Gibson a new challenge, promoting their 2009 first-round pick to Double-A New Britain.

Gibson, 22, had little difficulty in his seven starts in the high Class A Florida State League, leaving the circuit with a 1.87 ERA in 43 1/3 innings. Gibson struck out 40, walked 12 and pounded the strike zone with an outstanding sinking fastball, which is why 86 percent of his outs on balls in play were groundouts.