Plouffe to the DL; scratched today

[James]

Dont think Plouffe will ever see significant time at SS ever again. Still pretty choppy @ 3B, but its his first extended time there. 2B could be an option tho.

Dont expect Danny to explode tho....doesnt happen after 2 lackluster yrs very often

I really don't expect Danny V to do much with his time. It was just a hypothetical question. I expect that Danny V will probably play very similar to what we've seen from him in 2011 and 2012.

 

But if he did explode, that would be fun to watch.

[Mike Sixel]

Not move Plouffe, he's finally comfy.

[old nurse]

 

But if he did explode, that would be fun to watch.

Some here would hope you mean it like a drummer for Spinal Tap.

[Dilligaf69]

7 days after the fact the day after an off-day leaving the Twins short for a week (and a day.) Nothing new, but something's gotta change with this team. And I don't know if it the medical stuff or the field management staff, but someone is grossly at fault here...

 

I don't know if it's either in most cases.....if Plouffe said he's basically been playing with it all yr and he thinks he just needs a few days then what do you do???? it's by all indications just a bone bruise. The move is backdated and we had players to fill in so really what's the big deal.. it's not like were in contention and this hurt us plus the alternative is Valencia..not great.

[James]

Some here would hope you mean it like a drummer for Spinal Tap.

Some might. I don't think Valencia's amps go to 11 though.

[glunn]

I agree with most of you that there is something amiss with the medical staff of the Twins with diagnosing injuries correctly in an expedient manner and making the right decisions for a course of action to take.

The Twins medical staff uses only the most modern methods --

[Loosey]

Not that backdating the injury a few days matters much, but the fact that the Twins announced today they believed Plouffe would be back in the lineup and then put him on the DL scares me. How can a medical staff have a guy who has been injured for a week, then think he will play today only to DL him? This is a recurring theme, Player gets dinged up, Training staff says, "should miss a game or two", Player misses a week of games, Then player is put on the DL retroactive to the day he was injured. Something is amiss. . .

[Rosterman]

I don't harbor ill-will about waiting out Plouffe. It was a thumb injury. Just needed to see how long before he could field/throw or swing a bat consistently. If it had made a difference, he could've pinch-hit in the Chicago series. But now the decision is to give hum some additional time and, hell, let's take another look at Valencia. He is on payroll major league $$$$.