I know a lot of Twins fans want to bring up Miguel Sano and have him play third, but it's kind of hard to get rid of Trevor Plouffe. He, along with Brian Dozier, have been the only reliable players the Twins have had the past few seasons. Last night was no exception. Plouffe's 4 RBI in yesterday's game gives him 38 for the season. And his defense has gotten better each year. I say keep him around awhile longer. Maybe he can play first and we'll work out something else for Joe Mauer.
(Side note: It still bugs me that Wilson Ramos is playing for Washington as THEIR catcher because we still had Joe Mauer at catcher at the time we traded him.)
Hughes last night was simply outstanding. That's five great starts in row for the Twins. Even when hitting goes in the dumpster, great pitching will keep you in the race.
And I still can't believe the Twins at this point of the season are still in a pennant chase. A lot is still wrong with this team, and even the most faithful are finally starting to see the same problems that I pointed out before the season even began, but the GREAT starting pitching caught most everyone by surprise, and that's what keeping us in the hunt.
For now.
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