**Official 2015 Minnesota Twins Thread**

[Hollywood42]

That's what I'm saying about Plouffe. I think we would really miss him if we traded him, not only because of his defense, but his bat has been a weapon as well

Originally Posted by mcgoo2

It isn't like Vargas is on some huge contract that we need to dump. Chances we get any sort of decent return for him is slim. There's no reason to give up on him so early other than frustration.

I could live with Plouffe being traded but, I'd rather Sano get some more experience as a major league 3b. I'm not sold on Sano being having mlb-ready defense yet and Plouffe isn't easily replaceable mid-year if Sano proves to be a liability.

[Eckstein197]

Anyone else looking to get an all star hat signed by Dozier and Perk?

[Hollywood42]

I didn't like the hats this year, so no hat for me. Have been debating getting a Dozier AS jersey signed tho- Had his last year signed, so it'd be my second one and would start a project of getting each of his AS jerseys signed. But, that'd be really expensive, so maybe I'll just stick with some other AS memorabilia that's cheaper and have all our AS reps sign it

Originally Posted by Eckstein197

Anyone else looking to get an all star hat signed by Dozier and Perk?

[mcgoo2]

Leadoff HR for Dozier!

[death2redemptions]

I just heard that a Dozier went deep for the 20th time...

[Athey49]

Nice job by Santana to get out of that inning

[Hollywood42]

Dozier is a monster

[death2redemptions]

Originally Posted by Hollywood42

Dozier is a monster

True...but,

Dozier < Infante

[Hollywood42]

Yeah let's trade Plouffe

[Athey49]

Originally Posted by Hollywood42

Yeah let's trade Plouffe

Now would be the time

[Hollywood42]

I'm kidding, I still think he is too valuable to trade right now, especially since our main/only need is bullpen help

Originally Posted by Athey49

Now would be the time

[Rufusyo]

Hollywood, do you have a wall dedicated to Chris at your house?

[Hollywood42]

Hahaha, no I do not. I do, however, have a pretty nice cardboard storage box for his cards

Originally Posted by Rufusyo

Hollywood, do you have a wall dedicated to Chris at your house?

[Athey49]

Oh my god Mauer, you are soooo clutch

[HOFAutoRookies]

Originally Posted by Athey49

Oh my god Mauer, you are soooo clutch

What an amazing at bat. Veteran patience

[Hollywood42]

Knew Perk's streak had to end eventually

[Hollywood42]

We're going to lose the game right here

[Hollywood42]

Told ya. Thanks bullpen

[HOFAutoRookies]

Originally Posted by Hollywood42

Told ya. Thanks bullpen

Trade Plouffe

[Hollywood42]

As I said, not the right piece. Would be a significant downgrade if we traded Plouffe for a reliever. I'm looking at someone like Nunez or Robinson instead

Originally Posted by HOFAutoRookies

Trade Plouffe

[HOFAutoRookies]

Originally Posted by Hollywood42

As I said, not the right piece. Would be a significant downgrade if we traded Plouffe for a reliever. I'm looking at someone like Nunez or Robinson instead

No one wants them. In my opinion, it's not a downgrade trading Plouffe to fix a significant glaring hole in our pen, esp with Sano proving he can hold his own.

Wouldn't be a straight up trade, but could get a reliever and another or a solid bench guy.

[CC_123]

Originally Posted by HOFAutoRookies

No one wants them. In my opinion, it's not a downgrade trading Plouffe to fix a significant glaring hole in our pen, esp with Sano proving he can hold his own.

Wouldn't be a straight up trade, but could get a reliever and another or a solid bench guy.

Sano can hold his own in the lineup as a DH. We have seen 1 game where he has played in the field. I'd rather us not risk our defense at 3B for relievers at this point. Sano is a question mark as a defender.

[Hollywood42]

But why would we want to trade the player with the 2nd most RBIs on our team (trailing leader Dozier by 1), 2nd leading run scorer? We're 7th in the AL in runs scored, it's not like we're putting up a ton of runs. I'm not denying that we need bullpen help, but trading Plouffe, IMO, would do more harm than help

Originally Posted by HOFAutoRookies

No one wants them. In my opinion, it's not a downgrade trading Plouffe to fix a significant glaring hole in our pen, esp with Sano proving he can hold his own.

Wouldn't be a straight up trade, but could get a reliever and another or a solid bench guy.

[HOFAutoRookies]

Originally Posted by CC_123

Sano can hold his own in the lineup as a DH. We have seen 1 game where he has played in the field. I'd rather us not risk our defense at 3B for relievers at this point. Sano is a question mark as a defender.

Like I've said before, I truly think we are showcasing Plouffe to trade, that's why Sano has been DH'ing. I have nothing against hm, he's very nice and I have about 300 rookies to move .

There are plenty of worse fielders in MLB starting daily, I'll take is offense over Plouffe's offense/defense 10 out of 10 times.

[Hollywood42]

I think you are severely underestimating how good Plouffe has been for us

Originally Posted by HOFAutoRookies

Like I've said before, I truly think we are showcasing Plouffe to trade, that's why Sano has been DH'ing. I have nothing against hm, he's very nice and I have about 300 rookies to move .

There are plenty of worse fielders in MLB starting daily, I'll take is offense over Plouffe's offense/defense 10 out of 10 times.