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With the possibility of Rios coming in, anyone else concerned about the lack of left-handed hitters on this team, especially going into next year? Considering both Thome and Pods may not be back next season coupled with Rios' possible presence, the only projected left-handed hitters would be Getz and AJ, neither of which hit for power. Couple that with the fact that the closest position prospect hits from the right side (Flowers), this seems disconcerting.

Allen had and .825 OPS at Birmingham and was slugging under .500 as a first baseman. He didn't draw a walk in 15 games for Charlotte. He was wildly overrated on this site. Sure, we maybe could have included him as part of a package for someone like Halladay, but we added a big-league arm, maybe one with room for improvement, and now have a replacement for Dotel. Hawk always says today's game is about having the best bullpen. What AL Central team has a better bullpen than ours?