Plouffe has been in the outfield before, 2010-12. He was no great shakes out there, but he wasn't a complete liability. He is not at all mobile, but has a good arm. They moved him out there because they realized he was not a SS. He worked really diligently to turn himself into a better 3B, and he does a good job there- not a great one. I'm sure this season, if he spends the entire year there, will be better than the last- he's improved every year since he's been there full time. As a veteran, though, a new position would surely be less impactful on his overall game. He had that terrific first half-season in 2012, when they were moving him all over hell on the diamond. A talent like Sano doesn't come around very often, and he needs to focus on his forte- swinging that bat. To force an elite talent like that into a brand-new position on the ML level is ludicrous. I've never agreed with the decision to move him out there, and I think the best of a tough situation is moving TP out there, and keeping the kid at his comfortable position, and letting him mash.