Remember how I said a while back that Perkins might be finished? The news gets worse. Perkins didn't just tear his labrum. It somehow became unattached. Surgeons have miraculously reattached it with surgery, but the time-frame of him coming back just got a lot longer. This injury is so rare that there doesn't seem to be a way to determine how successful the surgeons were. This is whole new territory.
In other news, Arcia had four hits for his new team, the Rays, this weekend. They got him as their primary DH, an option the Twins didn't have because of Park. What's funny is that they used him in the outfield, he looked awful, and they lost both games despite his excellent hitting.
There was reason the Twins got rid of him. I always like Arcia the hitter. I can't stand Arcia the fielder. The Rays would be smart to just use him solely as the DH.
Speaking of fielders, with Plouffe out with an injury, and Sano returning, it looks like the Twins are thinking about making Sano the regular third baseman again. They are not calling it a failed experiment, but they were never happy with him in the outfield. There is a reason the Twins are the worst team in baseball this season. And it's not all the pitchers and hitters fault. Good, solid defense in the outfield can change a team dramatically. Arcia and Sano not being there would be a step in the right direction.
I'm bummed that Plouffe's days in Minnesota may be numbered, but he's been hurt so much this year, that at this point it probably won't matter.
I'm not sure where Nunez will play, but he gives them more options than Arcia or Sano.
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