I really doubt Sano would feel jerked around if he was put back at third base. He might even start hitting home runs again.

 

If I had a guy who I anticipated being the cornerstone of my offense for the next decade and a half I'd put him at the defensive position where he's most comfortable (over 90% of his career minor league starts) for the next 5 years, slide him to the other corner for the 5 years after that and let him DH after 10 years.  Done deal.  No learning a new position or getting hurt playing the OF.  It's only a matter of time before somebody gets hurt with a 270 pound guy roaming the OF.

Our favorite team would like Sano to be one of the faces of the organization over time. Why would they have him embarrass himself over the next year or so by putting up 20-25 errors? This board is running out of dead horses to beat IMHO.

Edited April 19, 201610 yr by howieramone2

Our favorite team would like Sano to be one of the faces of the organization over time. Why would they have him embarrass himself over the next year or so by putting up 20-25 errors? This board is running out of dead horses to beat IMHO.

The only grain of truth to this post is that errors are almost never charged to outfielders. And as I type this a triple is credited to a batter that should have only gotten a double with a one base error charged to Buxton.

Move Mauer to right field, Park at first and Sano dh. If they can move Ryan Doumut to left field without experience they can move an athlete who is a veteran to rt.field. He is not a 22 year old he can handle it just fine. This is two games that this experiment had cost us already. Plus we font have to take Sano out late do def. Replacement. Net result that would be a much stronger team. Why keep trying to fit a square peg in a round hole?

 

Move Mauer to right field, Park at first and Sano dh. 

Well, sure that would work...but if Park goes out to RF, then we would have a new Seoul Patrol. Now, doesn't that sound more fun? 

http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2012/3/15/2872579/height-weight-and-converting-to-third-base

 

If we moved him back to 3rd - we could continue to blame the front office for moving him to third.  He would be the biggest third baseman in history, how can they expect a 270 lbs player to play that position?

Our favorite team would like Sano to be one of the faces of the organization over time. Why would they have him embarrass himself over the next year or so by putting up 20-25 errors? This board is running out of dead horses to beat IMHO.

Whew..good thing he's not embarrassing himself out there huh?

 

I mean....WHEW! Just think how dumb he'd look at third amiright?

Sequence of events:

 

1)Bid low on Park, don't expect to get him. But somehow get him.

 

2)Survey roster, notice that between Mauer/Plouffe/Park/Sano, there are now 4 players for three roster spots (1B/DH/3B)

 

3)Consider trading Plouffe briefly, but rule it out almost immediately (mainly because he is a good "Twinsy" guy)

 

4)Decide that Sano can play OF, even though he never has before, nor has anyone ever succeeded playing OF who is as big as Sano.

 

5)Plouffe gets injured, leaving 3 players for 3 spots.

 

6)Having dug in hard on "Sano can succeed in OF" stance, refuse to move him to 3B.

 

Does that summarize things accurately?

 

Does that summarize things accurately?

 

Yes

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i.e.  no real reason to move Sano.  Besides, DH already has a rotation.

 

Our favorite team would like Sano to be one of the faces of the organization over time. Why would they have him embarrass himself over the next year or so by putting up 20-25 errors? This board is running out of dead horses to beat IMHO.

And he might make 10-15 in the OF.  Let's at least see what he can do at 3B.

 

Sequence of events:

1)Bid low on Park, don't expect to get him. But somehow get him.

2)Survey roster, notice that between Mauer/Plouffe/Park/Sano, there are now 4 players for three roster spots (1B/DH/3B)

3)Consider trading Plouffe briefly, but rule it out almost immediately (mainly because he is a good "Twinsy" guy)

4)Decide that Sano can play OF, even though he never has before, nor has anyone ever succeeded playing OF who is as big as Sano.

5)Plouffe gets injured, leaving 3 players for 3 spots.

6)Having dug in hard on "Sano can succeed in OF" stance, refuse to move him to 3B.

Does that summarize things accurately?

Or:

 

Realized Sano wasn't very good at third and not wanting to keep him in the DH role as a 22 year old, they told him they were going to move him to the outfield.  They asked him to lose weight during the offseason and get down below what he reported to last spring training.  But he instead in came in weighing more than last spring. 

 

When Plouffe gets hurt, knowing Sano wasn't good before and now he's gotten bigger, limiting his range even more. They realize that moving him back to third might appease the fan base but would be even a bigger disaster than RF, they decide to leave him in RF. 

 

But that doesn't fit with blaming the front office, so let go with your verison.

 

 

Edited April 20, 201610 yr by KGB

In the Strib this morning Molly opened the door a crack for Sano playing third. He said it would take a longer absence than the 15 day DL.

It's official.

 

Oh boy. Plouffe must not be recovering quickly.

Edited April 23, 201610 yr by nytwinsfan

I'm happy that Molly at least considers the possibility. 

 

Long Live Player Flexibility!!!

Hopefully never to be seen in the outfield again.

He'll be in the OF again very soon. Molitor said he's not done in the outfield. Plouffe is still the 3B.

Well this is a surprise. Hopefully he looks good at 3rd, so there is an extra spot in the OF to get Kepler  and Arcia more consistent playing time until Plouffe comes back.

until Plouffe comes back.

Wally Pipp'd.

So now he's going to be badly playing two positions? That isn't flexibilty, I could do that at a far lower rate of pay.

 

Can we all agree this outfield "move" is indefensible yet?

Imagine that. Nunez needs a day off before Santana is back from the DL, so they went to the guy next in line. This shouldn't surprise anyone. While I could care less about the OF/3B debate, I'd be pretty confused if they threw Rosario at 3B.

 

Honest to god, I never thought they'd do it.  And Kepler in CF.  Rosario has been raking over the past few games, too.  And let's face it, Nunez has been a stud, but needs a day off.  GO TWINS!

 

1. Brian Dozier ® 2B
2. Eddie Rosario (L) LF
3. Joe Mauer (L) 1B
4. Miguel Sano ® 3B
5. Oswaldo Arcia (L) RF
6. Eduardo Escobar (S) SS
7. Max Kepler (L) CF
8. Kurt Suzuki ® C
9. Phil Hughes ® P

 

Come to think of it, with all these changes, why not Polanco at 2B?

Edited April 23, 201610 yr by HitInAPinch

#panic

 

 

 

Come to think of it, with all these changes, why not Polanco at 2B?

We could just have the players pick their positions out of a hat.

Edited April 23, 201610 yr by jimmer

Nothing to lose right now on a 5-12 team. Sano's bat is coming around, and hopefully it comes alive even more playing a familiar position.

I wonder if this speaks at all to Plouffe's injury and/or recovery. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy to see Sano at 3B instead of RF, but I would've thought that if they if needed to give Nunez a day off they would've gone with Polanco.

 

Reason for concern on Plouffe?

I think mostly what's driving this is Arcia's left-hand bat, and no DH.

That outside corner is half a foot wider today; get hacking boys.

Positional flexibility only matters if you're competent at it. This kid needs to be at third, no more of this nonsense.