He's 28, and this is his 4th year in AAA. He was about average for a 1B in the hitter friendly PCL last year, but was no good the two years before that. In short, he's too old to be taken seriously as a prospect, and we're probably seeing his peak season right now. Does that mean I'm against keeping him on the roster and giving DLee a few rests? No. But Hoffpauir isn't our 1B of the future, isn't the 1B of now, and has very little trade value due to his age. It's nothing against the guy... but he's probably not anything more than a backup.