The Minnesota Twins have placed 30-year old righty swinging 3B Trevor Plouffe on the 15-day disabled list due to cracked ribs. He has played in 58 games for the Twins so far this year and he is 55 of 218 (.252 avg, .682 OPS) with 23 runs scored, 7 homers, 27 RBIs and 1 stolen base. The Twins have called up 25-year old switch-hitting 1B/DH Kennys Vargas to replace Plouffe on the active roster. He has played in 82 games in AAA-ball for the Twins so far this year and he is 67 of 285 (.235 avg, .788 OPS) with 38 runs scored, 14 homers, 53 RBIs and 1 stolen base. Vargas has played in 111 games in his first two years with the Twins and he is 101 of 390 (.259 avg, .707 OPS) with 44 runs scored, 14 homers and 55 RBIs.
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