I trust that Sano can handle third, actually - but I'm sure Plouffe is better. If the team wanted to give the job to Sano, then I'd like them to search for something defensively prettier than Escobar at short. We don't really have anything like that in our system, until Engelb (not a typo) Vielma is ready.

If we keep Plouffe, I don't hate Escobar there. Plus, he's literally never been comfortable with a job so I'm not worried about him slacking or the team just going on autopilot if he sucks.

Though I have been kind of fascinated by the notion of a bad-money swap with Colorado. Ricky Nolasco for Jose Reyes. He's still a really tough strikeout and the Royals proved that's a commodity in the current offensive climate.

>So we're looking at an outfield of Buxton, Hicks and Rosario,
>with mostly the same infield (possibly switching Mauer to DH.)
>This might not be the worst thing.

I think Buxton may start the year in AAA. He looked lost at times against MLB sliders. But they don't have MLB sliders in AAA either, so hopefully they'll trust him to learn on the fly. Like, *nothing* will drop in that outfield.

Notably, Max Kepler was apparently a capable centerfielder in Chattanooga. That's worth noting in case Rosario or Hicks' breakthrough doesn't pan out - something we should all be on on guard for after Oswaldo Arcia.

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