Right hand heavy?

[labcrazy]

With the signing of Park it appears to be virtually all of our power is from the right side. While that plays well at Target Field I'm a bit concerned having no left handed power will set us up to be eaten up by right handed power relievers late in ball games. Seems to me opposing managers will be able to bring in the power right handers and just mow through Dozier, Plouffe, Sano and Park. We only have Rosario and Mauer to consider as lefties and neither of them are going to scare any opposing managers. What do you think? How does Molly handle the order with all this right handle power?

[gunnarthor]

I don't think it's a huge problem although, barring a trade, the Twins will have Arcia on the bench as a LH power bat.  In a few years, maybe Kepler adds a bit of pop from the left side.  

 

RH pull power seems to play really well at TF.  And our lineup has the potential to really destroy strong LH pitching.

[Willihammer]

I agree it is a concern. To make matters worse, Escobar and Santana are weaker from the left side too.

[Hrbowski]

I think that people put too much of an emphasis on right handed and left handed.