Plouffe gets bumped up in front of the DH. It's nice to see Gardy breaking up the lineup (M&M boys would be another example), even if it means moving veterans around.
His slugging potential this season is much closer to his career average than his 2009 MVP season. Mauer has only hit more than 10 home runs in a season twice. That's not a power guy. He's been over .500 SLG twice in full seasons, but his career average is .468 SLG. Considering his current SLG numbers are only about 40 points below career numbers, I'd wait a bit to draw a causal relationship between number of games spent catching and power.
Jeepers! I know he'll cool down, but he's leading the league in homers since June. Perhaps the most interesting bit is that if you mentioned Trevor Plouffe to non-Twins fans before this month, they would say, "Who?"
Jeepers! I know he'll cool down, but he's leading the league in homers since June. Perhaps the most interesting bit is that if you mentioned Trevor Plouffe to non-Twins fans before this month, they would say, "Who?"
Revere even held a runner or two from advancing to third base on a single yesterday. He may not have the arm, but he can charge the ball and make up enough of the difference to scare runners.
Love Revere, I'm glad he's in the lineup on a daily basis because of a reason other than injury.
I'd say all of the National League divisions are more competitive than the AL central right now. You might be able to avoid losing in straight games to the Yankees, but you won't get a free pass to the playoffs with 90 wins.
Revere's batting .326/.361/.424 and is 8/9 on stolen bases this year in 92ABs. Do you really need a lot more than that for a speedy OF lead-off hitter?
Wherever he plays, he is truly a joy to watch. Put your stats down and watch him tumble: http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=21975557&topic_id=&c_id=min&tcid=vpp_copy_21975557&v=3
in 31 ABs. Obviously, this is a small sample size. But, if he regains the composure he showed in his September call up, where and when do you see him fitting back in with the Twins?