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Versatile INF Trevor Plouffe agrees to one-year deal with Oakland A's

By The Sports Xchange
The Oakland Athletics agreed to terms with infielder Trevor Plouffe on a one-year, $5.25 million contract Wednesday. File Photo by Brian Kersey/UPI
The Oakland Athletics agreed to terms with infielder Trevor Plouffe on a one-year, $5.25 million contract Wednesday. File Photo by Brian Kersey/UPI | License Photo

The Oakland Athletics agreed to terms with infielder Trevor Plouffe on a one-year, $5.25 million contract Wednesday.

The 30-year-old Plouffe can earn an additional $750,000 in performance bonuses based on plate appearances -- $150,000 for 350, and $300,000 each for 450 and 525 at-bats.

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Plouffe batted a career-high .260 with 12 home runs and 47 RBIs in 84 games with the Minnesota Twins last year in a season interrupted by three stints on the disabled list. He was the Twins' Opening Day starter at third base for the fourth consecutive season and was batting .302 with two homers and six RBIs in 12 games when he was placed on the 15-day disabled list April 19 with a strained right intercostal. Plouffe also was out from July 2 to Aug. 7 with a fractured left rib and Sept. 7 through the end of the season with a strained left hamstring.

Plouffe started 60 games at third base and 13 at first base in 2016. He is expected to be Oakland's primary third baseman if he can stay healthy.

Plouffe has played every position except pitcher, catcher and center field in his career but has seen most of his playing time at third base with 545 games.

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Plouffe made his major league debut in 2010 and is a .247 career hitter with 96 home runs and 357 RBIs in 723 games over seven seasons, all with the Twins. He hit a career-high 24 homers in just 119 games in 2012 and had 22 home runs and career-high 86 RBIs in 2015.

To clear a spot on the 40-man roster, the A's designated right-handed pitcher Zach Neal for assignment.

Neal made his major league debut with Oakland last season and went 2-4 with two saves and a 4.24 ERA in 24 games (six starts) over four stints with the A's.

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