Twins manager Ron Gardenhire used Eduardo Escobar at third base Saturday against the Rangers instead of Trevor Plouffe, despite left-handed Derek Holland starting for the Rangers, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
Gardenhire said Plouffe "is not attacking enough right now."
"He's stepping back a lot," Gardenhire said. "I've talked to Scott [Ullger, who coaches the infielders] about that -- we've got to go back to our drills and get him attacking again. He's going back too much. I know it took a bad hop, but it was after the fact, after he wasn't aggressive on it. It kind of ate him up, and that shouldn't happen."
Plouffe has actually hit in the last three games but is 4 for 23 (.174) over his last six contests with five strikeouts.
Trevor Plouffe 'not attacking enough'
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