Previously loaded with talented infielders and utility men, Gordon is the second such player to be traded by the Twins in two weeks. The Twins also dealt Jorge Polanco to the Seattle Mariners on Jan. 29 in a deal that netted four players and $8 million in cash to help pay down the salary of pitcher Anthony DeSclafani.>

I will be sad to see Gordon go, but it didn't look like a good fit with the others available on the roster. He was odd man out.