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In the words of previous The Naked Gun trilogy, trading Varland was THE FINAL INSULT.   
The Twins traded for another pitcher (maybe he pans out) and yet another left-handed hitting outfielder, Alan Roden.    Current Outfielders, Larnach and Wallner already fit that left-handed hitting profile, as well as #1 prospect, Walker Jenkins.  Top Fiver Emmanuel Rodriguez is hitting over .850 OPS in St Paul.   When we hear the chorus sing O Come O Come Emmanuel (September call-up), we will see yet another left-handed hitting outfielder join the roster. 
OK - maybe one of those outfielders can learn to play first base. Some have suggested bringing back Kody Clemons to play in a platoon at 1B  - BUT he hits from the left!   Maybe Eddie Julien takes over at IB - BUT IS ALSO A LEFT-HANDED BAT.   
Is there some great off-season strategy here?  Maybe there is a shortage in MLB of left-handed hitting Outfielders and First Basemen.   Somebody smarter than me knows that answer.  
In the meantime, this roster is one Buxton injury away from an exclusively left-handed outfield.   

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4 minutes ago, strumdatjag said:

In the words of previous The Naked Gun trilogy, trading Varland was THE FINAL INSULT.   
The Twins traded for another pitcher (maybe he pans out) and yet another left-handed hitting outfielder, Alan Roden.    Current Outfielders, Larnach and Wallner already fit that left-handed hitting profile, as well as #1 prospect, Walker Jenkins.  Top Fiver Emmanuel Rodriguez is hitting over .850 OPS in St Paul.   When we hear the chorus sing O Come O Come Emmanuel (September call-up), we will see yet another left-handed hitting outfielder join the roster. 
OK - maybe one of those outfielders can learn to play first base. Some have suggested bringing back Kody Clemons to play in a platoon at 1B  - BUT he hits from the left!   Maybe Eddie Julien takes over at IB - BUT IS ALSO A LEFT-HANDED BAT.   
Is there some great off-season strategy here?  Maybe there is a shortage in MLB of left-handed hitting Outfielders and First Basemen.   Somebody smarter than me knows that answer.  
In the meantime, this roster is one Buxton injury away from an exclusively left-handed outfield.   

I guess I forgot Mickey Gaspar, who is a switch-hitter (but isn’t Super-Mario here as a utility infielder?). Whoop-dee-doooo

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