New Headline: Star Outfielder Reaches Heights Beyond Expectation Through Deal
The Twins added a two-time World Series champion to the bullpen this offseason.
It’s not easy for a player to move from the best team in the sport to one that hasn’t made the playoffs since 2023, but that’s what southpaw reliever Anthony Banda did this past offseason. The Los Angeles Dodgers traded the 32-year-old to the Minnesota Twins for international bonus space on Feb. 12, and he admitted that he was “shocked” on Thursday, via Foul Territory.
"One, don't get me wrong. I love everybody in that organization. Everybody involved in it, have done right by me, love me,” he admitted.
“When I got the phone call, it was more shock. I couldn't get any words out. I was so shocked.
” "I wasn't shocked in the sense of maybe a potential trade at some point,” he continued. “I'm not oblivious. There's a lot of lefties that are really talented and stuff, and the whole DFA process was a shocker to me.