Naruhiko Okada
Monarchs GM Bob Breum said that the team believes that it is to their advantage to stack their lineup with as many left-handed hitters as possible, given the dearth of left-handed pitching in the GBC. With the addition of Okada, opposing right-handed starting pitchers can now expect to face seven batters standing on the first base side of the plate. Breum appeared to be only half joking when he suggested that he was shopping for a left-handed catcher and a left-handed center fielder, but that seems unlikely given that they have only recently traded for their current starting catcher and starting center fielder.
