Buried beneath the headlines of a franchise’s next watershed moment - the signing of Carlos Santana earlier in December, which you may have heard about - an ulterior motive was being sated. For all the worthy and deserved praise Santana brought upon the front office for its identification of a consistent offensive producer who could lend credibility to a club looking to complete its resurgence, there was a deeper pursuit in progress, a corollary characteristic that Santana possessed that fit a micro need: Santana’s switch-hitting ability and lack of weak side reinforces the lineup’s new-and-improving ability to fare well against either pitcher handedness.
A Man, A Plan, A Platoon
